In recent days, more and more Republican talking heads have come out in saying that Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, should attack Barack Obama with regard to his ties to Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Personally, I feel this would be a mistake by the Romney campaign. Yes, I will be voting for the incumbent president, but I'm not saying this because I think attacking him on Wright will hinder his chances any. ...quite the contrary actually...
Why do I feel this way? First off, Jeremiah Wright is old news. The far-right attempted to attack Obama in this way four years ago and guess what? It didn't work. Last I heard, Obama is the president. So it's not going to help them any to give this worn strategy another try.
Secondly and probably most importantly, if Romney goes after Obama due to Reverend Wright, this puts his being a Mormon in play as well. I've said time and time again I don't think that people should factor Romney's religious beliefs into the voting equation and I stand by that. However, not everyone feels that way. The majority of people whom practice religion in this country practice Christianity and most of them don't feel that Mormonism is the equivalent of it. If you've noticed throughout this campaign, Romney has been pretty quiet when it comes to his religious beliefs, strayed away from questions about it and for good reason - because most die-hard Christians would not approve of his religious beliefs. If his campaign team brings up Jeremiah Wright again (or even just far-right groups supposedly not affiliated with the Romney team), I can all but guarantee you that liberal groups will start going after Romney's being a Mormon with more fervor. This would play to a disadvantage to Romney, because Jeremiah Wright-coverage wore out its welcome a long time ago. It's old news. Romney's religious beliefs are new territory for most of the public and due to that, it would likely receive far more coverage than a rehash of Wright's sermons that were played tirelessly four years ago.
I personally don't feel either campaign team should go after the other's religion, but if the far-right decides to take another shot at the Reverend-Wright strategy, they'll likely regret that days and weeks down the line due to the coverage Romney's religious beliefs will receive.
Why do I feel this way? First off, Jeremiah Wright is old news. The far-right attempted to attack Obama in this way four years ago and guess what? It didn't work. Last I heard, Obama is the president. So it's not going to help them any to give this worn strategy another try.
Secondly and probably most importantly, if Romney goes after Obama due to Reverend Wright, this puts his being a Mormon in play as well. I've said time and time again I don't think that people should factor Romney's religious beliefs into the voting equation and I stand by that. However, not everyone feels that way. The majority of people whom practice religion in this country practice Christianity and most of them don't feel that Mormonism is the equivalent of it. If you've noticed throughout this campaign, Romney has been pretty quiet when it comes to his religious beliefs, strayed away from questions about it and for good reason - because most die-hard Christians would not approve of his religious beliefs. If his campaign team brings up Jeremiah Wright again (or even just far-right groups supposedly not affiliated with the Romney team), I can all but guarantee you that liberal groups will start going after Romney's being a Mormon with more fervor. This would play to a disadvantage to Romney, because Jeremiah Wright-coverage wore out its welcome a long time ago. It's old news. Romney's religious beliefs are new territory for most of the public and due to that, it would likely receive far more coverage than a rehash of Wright's sermons that were played tirelessly four years ago.
I personally don't feel either campaign team should go after the other's religion, but if the far-right decides to take another shot at the Reverend-Wright strategy, they'll likely regret that days and weeks down the line due to the coverage Romney's religious beliefs will receive.
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