A few media sources around the country are beginning to exert their "watchdog" role over "the Mormon moment" — and LDS Church officials are applauding their efforts. In a story in the Los Angeles Times, reporter Robin Abcarian wrote about the discomfort some evangelical Christians are feeling in voting for a Mormon presidential candidate.
Abcarian told of one South Carolina voter, a Baptist preacher, who said he was uncomfortable with the idea of a woman president. But given his choice between Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney (a Mormon), he said: "I would probably cast my vote for Michele."