I dont think were going to find anything This was already discussed and no sources were found There is certainly a relationship between the LDS Church and politics in Utah but its much more subtle than LDS therefore Republican Im in favour of removing the statement entirely Better would be to write about  how the LDS Church tends to official support traditionally social conservative positions regarding alcohol and gay marriage  how credible commentators note that the Republican Party markets itself as the superior party for Mormons and  how Utah is among the most Republican of the states Such statements are verifiable without leaps of logic or original research