If any friend of Mitt Romney, one thinks of Hugh Hewitt here, is reading, then I would like to make the governor and future candidate for president an offer.

A great many people are saying that Romney cannot get Evangelical votes for president, because he is a Mormon. I think they are wrong. The Evangelical community is mature enough to know that they are voting for President not Chief Pastor. It is too early to pick a candidate but Romney looks good: very smart, a leader, and good on the Big Issues.

I would like to invite Romney to speak to the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University this fall to see if I am right. Biola has a long, positive history of interaction, positive engagement and thoughtful disagreement with the LDS community especially under the leadership of Craig Hazen.

We would like Romney to take his case for support from Evangelicals to the heart of thoughtful, young future Evangelical leaders. We would ask Hugh Hewitt, if he agrees, to host the event. Romney can say what he pleases as long as the Torrey chums are allowed to ask questions.

If Romney cannot sell the Socratically trained Torrey students, he has no hope to persuade West Virginia. In another era, a different son of Massachusetts made his case in front of a “hostile” crowd for consideration as President. John F. Kennedy made a great case and won that election. I believe this is Romney’s chance to make such a speech.

Will Romney come?