Word is that Mitt Romney will give his long awaited speech discussing his faith. He will give the speech, titled, “Faith In America,” this Thursday, at The George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas
According to Romney’s campaign spokesman Kevin Madden, “This speech is an opportunity for Governor Romney to share his views on religious liberty, the grand tradition religious tolerance has played in the progress of our nation and how the governor’s own faith would inform his Presidency if he were elected.”
Romney reportedly made the decision to deliver the speech last week.
Obviously, there’s been a lot of speculation about if and when Mitt would give a speech addressing his Mormon faith. I’d always felt that that he should have done it early on in the campaign, and gotten it over with before it became a bigger liability for him. So why is he making the speech this week, when he could have done it earlier? The answer is iowa.
Romney’s lead in the polls in Iowa has taken a hit, and some polls even have Mike Huckabee taking the lead. Obviously, now is the time to bring this issue front and center. The question then will be “Will it work or was it too late?”
I still believe it would have been better for Romney to address his faith earlier in the campaign, but we’ll have to wait and see how his speech will affect the evangelical Christian voters.
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