Huck tells Fox that the Mittster would be a bad choice for VP because of his flip-flopping, but not because he’s a Mormon: “I think there are better choices for Sen. McCain that have the approval of value voters.” It’s time to connect the flip-flop charge to the anti-Mormon thing.
Many values voters–i.e. evangelicals– distrust Mormons. Why? Because, in evangelical eyes, Mormons claim to be something they’re not; to wit, Christians. People who change positions are not trustworthy because they claim to be something they didn’t use to be. The suspicion is they’re sailing under false pretenses, pretending to be something they aren’t. So what I’d say is that by so vigorously embracing all the values values voters embrace–rather than maintaining a certain distance–Romney actually reinforced anti-Mormon sentiment among evangelicals. (As in: “He says he’s just like us? What else would you expect from a Mormon?”) Just the opposite of what he intended. And at this point irremediable.