Bloomberg: "Religion hasn't been an issue in American presidential politics since 1960. That may change in 2008 if Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, a Mormon, remains a leading candidate for the Republican nomination. More than a third of registered voters -- 35 percent -- say they wouldn't vote for a Mormon for president, the latest Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll finds. That's considerably more than say they wouldn't vote for a Catholic, Jew or evangelical Christian. Only a Muslim gets a higher negative response. Among all respondents, 37 percent say they wouldn't vote for a Mormon. More than two in five Democrats say they wouldn't do so, while about a third of both Republicans and independents say they wouldn't. Females are slightly more negative toward a Mormon candidate than males."
Political Wire: "The fact that Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) is running for president in 2008 is perhaps one of Washington's worst kept secrets, and it appears that Biden intends to keep it that way. According to the Des Moines Register, Biden plans to be in Iowa for 15 days next month. Hotline On Call notes that 'such an extended stay would exceed the total number of days all but one (Edwards) of Biden's '08 rivals have spent in the Hawkeye State to date.'"
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