Sen. Orrin Hatch (R), still trying to shore up the support of Utah Republicans, made a curious allegation this week.
In remarks to a group of GOP delegates, the senator insisted that President Obama’s re-election team will “throw the Mormon church at [Mitt Romney] like you can’t believe.” Hatch added that Obama advisers David Axelrod and David Plouffe had already gone after the likely Republican nominee’s faith, though the senator could offer no proof.
It’s unfortunate that Hatch would be so careless about throwing around accusations like these — decency requires that charges like these have some foundation in reality — but it’s also rather ironic. Michael B. Keegan explained that Mormons have come under political fire of late, but the attacks haven’t been coming from Democrats or the left.









