Obama’s Muslim problem = Romney’s Mormon problem

FROM THE WASHINGTON POST, AARON BLAKE, JULY 27, 2012:"President Obama’s “religion” may be just as much of a liability as Mitt Romney’s (actual) Mormon religion.According to a new poll from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, more people are concerned about Obama’s religion (19 percent) than about Romney’s (13 percent).
The reason? The unbelievable number of Americans, now numbering 17 percent, who for some reason think the president is a Muslim.So while there has been a lot of consternation about whether Americans will be hesitant to vote for a Mormon like Romney, misinformation about Obama’s religion may matter just as much come November.According to the poll, 65 percent of people who say Obama is a Muslim are uncomfortable with him because of it, compared to just 12 percent of those who correctly say he’s a Christian.In Romney’s case, 19 percent of people who know he’s a Mormon say it makes them uncomfortable.Make no mistake: Religion matters in American life and American poli…