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Research Article| June 01 2013 “Where Mitt Romney Takes His Family to Church”: Mike Huckabee's GOP Convention Speech, the “Mormon Hurdle,” and the Rhetoric of Proportion Gary S. Selby Gary S. Selby Gary S. Selby is Professor of Communication in Seaver College, Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Rhetoric and Public Affairs (2013) 16 (2): 385–400. https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.16.2.0385 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Gary S. Selby; “Where Mitt Romney Takes His Family to Church”: Mike Huckabee's GOP Convention Speech, the “Mormon Hurdle,” and the Rhetoric of Proportion. Rhetoric and Public Affairs 1 June 2013; 16 (2): 385–400. doi: https://doi.org/10.14321/rhetpublaffa.16.2.0385 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveMichigan State University PressRhetoric and Public Affairs Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2013 Michigan State University Board of Trustees2013 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal Issue Section: Forum You do not currently have access to this content.

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