GOP leaders to Romney: Talk about your Mormonism

A new survey shows Republican leaders want Mitt Romney to give a speechaddressing his Mormonism, even as a prominent evangelical supporter is urging fellow Christian conservatives to look past the religion of the former governor.

In a National Journal survey of 83 GOP "insiders," who include lobbyists, party activists, and strategists, 59 percent said they wanted Romney to give a speech soon on his religion, like the one John F. Kennedy delivered in 1960 on his Catholicism before he was elected the nation's first Catholic president. When the Journal polled 79 Democratic insiders, 44 percent said they believed Romney should give such a speech.

Romney spokesman Kevin Madden said in a statement Thursday, "Governor Romney has previously said he was considering addressing the issue of faith and values, but he has not yet made that decision. The decision is a personal one that remains under consideration."

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