What if Utah never obtained Statehood? I do not know everything about the Later Day Saints, but let's say for some reason, I don't know what, the Mormon church never denounced poligamy, and many of the other rituals and practices that the rest of America didn't approve of. Because they never renounced it, they were never seen as fit for statehood.
Then in 2008, Mit Romney runs for President. The State of Utah applies for statehood. Would they receive it?