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Showing Original Post only (View all)Romney's October Surprise- STAB Conservatives In The Heart by SHIFTING LEFT [View all]

Conservatives need to reminded that Mitt ( if elected ) can't be trusted for a nano second and will burn them at the first chance by appointing a LIBRULE Supreme Court Justice and a lot more anti-conservative positions. Once he's anointed president, they can all go fuck themselves because folks, HE'S NOT A TRUE CONSERVATIVE!!.......this bug needs to placed into their craw and give them nightmares!
Conservatives were so excited by Mitt Romneys manic attack performance during the first presidential debate that they missed the fact that Romney changed all of his positions except kill PBS. Indeed, Romney fashioned himself into an Obama-lite during the first debate, abandoning his previous positions in order to appeal to more voters. Conservatives didnt seem to mind, which might indicate that they are more on board with attacking Obama than any real ideology. However, thats a slippery slope for the Republican presidential candidate to navigate, because if conservatives realize what he actually said, they might not appreciate being played by Romney.
Conservatives are going to be played, like it or not, because the Romney camp interpreted their blood lust as tacit approval to move further to the left. Romney campaign officials told Politico that while their electoral map still looks terrible, conservatives were so down on the campaign before the debate and so rapturous during it that they will give him a lot of maneuvering room to talk in more moderate ways. I suspect the Romney campaign has underestimated the Right if they think that the Right was giving them the okay to moderate his positions. Its more likely that conservatives were distracted by the rapture of Romney attacking Obama and ignored the substance of how he accomplished it.
In February of this year, Romney was telling conservatives another story in Toledo Ohio. He said, Im in favor of a pro-life policy. The legislation that relates to abortion which is something that is going to have to be approved by the Supreme Court and the key decisions Ill take as the president will be number one, stopping funding for Planned Parenthood, re-instituting the Mexico City policy which says our funds cant be used for abortion around the world and appointing justices to the Supreme Court that will follow the Constitution, hopefully reverse Roe v. Wade, and return to the states, the authority for making law with regards to abortion.
We mentioned this during the debate freakout, but its worth repeating. Romney won by losing himself and all of his previous positions except for the kill PBS stance. Will conservatives allow him to move so far to the left that he is the Obama lite he presented at the debate? That would suggest that conservatives dont really disagree with Obamas policies at all, and dont really have an ideology other than hating Obama. Perhaps conservatives are clinging to the fact that while Romney changed his rhetoric, he hasnt officially changed any of his policies to match the rhetoric. But thats a lot of faith to put in someone who is best known for flip flopping, and someone whom the base has never trusted fully. Its not as if Romney has specified any of his plans in detail, so anyone taking him at his constantly evolving word is risking being had.
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http://www.politicususa.com/romney-campaign-thinks-conservatives-mind-moves-left.html
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Romney's October Surprise- STAB Conservatives In The Heart by SHIFTING LEFT [View all]
Segami
Oct 2012
OP
The only things he really cares about are his money, and his ego... all else is negotiable.
reformist2
Oct 2012
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