Democrats promised that Romney’s Mormon faith would not be a campaign issue. The move came in response to accusations by Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch — who’s up for re-election in Utah — that the president would use Romney’s religion against him in the general election. DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told MSNBC’s Chris Jansing the suggestion was “preposterous”:
“That suggestion is utter nonsense. Let’s remember that President Obama has had so many things hurled at him – birth certificate questions, whether he is or is not a Christian,” Wasserman said. “For them to suggest that religion will be injected [into the election] by President Obama and the Democratic Party, I mean, I think they need to take a look inward at the accusations that their party and their supporters have hurled before they take that step.”
