Mitt Romney lost and historically the first person from a new religion to run for the White House will lose, the second one always wins. John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon are prime examples. Kennedy was the 2nd Roman Catholic to become a major party candidate after Al Smith. Nixon was the first Quaker to become president. He failed the first time he was on top of the ticket, but succeeded the second time.
Here is a list of who the next LDS presidential candidate could rise to the top of their party's ticket.
Democrats:
Nevada Senator Harry Reid
New Mexico Senator Tom Udall
Republicans:
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman
Utah Governor Gary Herbert
Idaho Senator Mike Crapo
Utah Senator Mike Lee
Nevada Senator Dean Heller
Arizona Senator Elect Jeff Flake
Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz
Utah Congressman Elect Chris Stewart
Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador
This is not the complete list of Latter-day Saints in high office. I left out those over 60, except for governors and senators. Those in the House will likely need to move to one of these offices before seeking the presidency, so those on this list are relatively young.
The ones that I would have this list that I would have the highest hopes for are Flake, Chaffetz and Labrador, but I would not expect either of these men to rise to the top of the ticket until after 2020.
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