I agree with you on Romney. I would not have voted for him. I disagreed with him when he switched to more conservative stances on the issues. I never saw anything I trusted to begin with.

However, many, many Republicans call him the flip-flopper and that is why many would not vote for him. If the Republican stance was it was ok, then he would have garnered more votes during the primaries. I heard it all the time. That's why I wonder where the source of the information is when I see it written here that the Repubs called Kerry the flip-flopper, but for Romney it's ok or he's a staunch conservative. (I'm sure my phrase is not correct, but the gist is the same). I don't know where or what gave that opinion that Repubs see it that way? I don't recall any Republican supporting his flip-flopping on the issues? I listened to talk radio quite a bit recently to see what they were saying and I think they didn't condone it, but supported Romney as the best choice of what they had to choose from. I think the Repubs (media and party leaders) are so afraid of McCain winning that they will put 100% of their support behind the most conservative option. Huckabee is too liberal for many Repubs as well, so that left Romney. However, the Republican voters obviously support a more liberal choice...




>>Pretty much all of the candidates have changed their position on the issues. It makes it very
difficult to determine whose position you agree with. Nothing new I guess.
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>On the whole, I do expect a person's positions to change some over the years, as they learn and experience more. In fact, one of my issues with GWB is that he won't change his mind even when presented with evidence.
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>What I find interesting is the hypocrisy. The R's called Kerry a "flip-flopper" because of changing his mind on, IIRC, a single bill. Romney has changed his mind on a lot of issues and he's the "true conservative" candidate.
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>In Romney's case, I find his "conversion" to be a little too politically useful to believe. Run for governor of the most liberal state and you're socially liberal. Run for the Republican presidential nomination and you're conservative. Hmmm.
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>Tamar