Too many cooks?

The Associated Press has a story today about polygamy amongst the ancestors of Mitt Romney. The former Massachusetts governor is a top-tier Republican candidate for president, and if elected would be the first Mormon to serve as Chief Executive. Though the LDS church has publicly condemned polygamy since 1890, the practice was widespread for a long time after that and today there are still at least 35,000 Americans living in communities where polygamy is widely accepted -- and there may be thousands more involved in such relationships.

What does all this have to do with Romney? He is, after all, married to one woman and he disassociates himself from polygamy. One has to go back into the great-grandfathers and beyond to find Romney forefathers who had more than a single wife. While Mitt himself should not be guilty by association, I'm guessing that a lot of Christians will be wary of voting for a Mormon, and the main reason will be that religion's association with polygamy. I think, therefore, that Romney's candidacy is already doomed.