Romney still dodging Mormon issue, much like Hillary avoided sexism in 2008 — until story was out of control

Cenk is joined by his Florida primary panel — Michael Shure, Ben Mankiewicz, Craig Crawford and USC professor Ange-Marie Hancock. Newt Gingrich so badly wants to ruin Mitt Romney’s chances for president that, Crawford says, “He’s opened a religious war on Romney.” Hancock says, “Romney is playing into his hands by refusing to talk about it. It reminds me of the way that Hillary Clinton didn’t want to talk about sexism on the campaign trail in 2008 — until it was too late.” Cenk calls on “half-Mormon” Mankiewicz — his mother left the church at 18 — who says, “It’s legitimate to talk about — if we talk about it in a grown-up way. The nature of this conversation is ugly and not honest.”