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Team Mitt
Forty percent of the Mormons in the U.S. Senate now are backing ex- ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s bid to become the nation’s first Mormon president.
Sen. Orrin Hatch signed on with Romney today, saying he is impressed by Romney’s record as governor and his efforts on behalf of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. In 2000, Hatch unsuccessfully tried to become the country’s first Mormon president. His candidacy for the GOP nomination went nowhere fast.
Bob Bennett, Utah’s other GOP senator (and also a Mormon), previously announced his support for Romney. Other senators backing Romney are Larry Craig of Idaho and Jim DeMint of South Carolina.
The other Mormons in the Senate are Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada; Gordon Smith, R-Oregon; and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho.
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