Without Romney Running, Rubio and Bush Make Early Inroads with Nevada Mormons

At National Journal, Adam Wollner reports that Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush are campaigning for the support of the large Mormon population in Nevada. “Todd Moody, a Las Vegas attorney who caucused for Romney and hasn’t yet settled on a 2016 candidate, said that he and many other Mormons are drawn to Rubio because of his focus on the family and conservative positions on social issues like abortion,” Wollner writes. GOP consultant Sig Rogich says LDS voters are drawn to Bush for similar reasons.

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