Ann Romney says electing a Mormon a good signal

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mrs Ann Romney says the election of her husband, a Mormon, would signal "that prejudices are left behind" just as the election of President Barack Obama sent that signal.

The wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told Tonight Show host Jay Leno that she loves the fact that the nation elected its first African-American president four years ago.

Asked by Leno to reflect on the significance of the first Mormon president, Mrs Romney said she hopes that if her husband is elected, "We would see more of the same, that prejudices are left behind."

When asked whether Mr Mitt Romney was a good dancer during their high school days , she told Leno: "He's gotten to be a better dancer."