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“I think today’s anxiety about Mormonism can’t be compared to that of the past. The anti-Mormonism that was nearly universal during Smoot’s era is now a tradition maintained by a very small slice of the American population. The Republican primaries gave that small slice a megaphone: the artificial loudness of their voice makes people overestimate their number.”

Getting a grip in the countdown to caucus.

New data tracks role of religion in the race.

Making access to birth control a national issue helps Obama.

Romney can’t help, but there are steps the Church could take.

With doors slamming in the candidate’s face, perhaps it’s time to take a page from Mormon missionaries.

Does the history of Mormonism in the South impact his chances?

Either way, Mississippi results suggest his favorability gap is closing.

And a note for journalists covering the LDS Church.

A modest proposal for the media.