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? asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 9 years ago

Conservatives, are you guys worried that Romney isn't actually a conservative?

Based on his history as Governor, he seems like a moderate to me. Sure, he says all the right things now, but they fly in the face of his previous actions. Most notably, health care reform. I know that a person has the right to change there position on things; but changing your opinion on every issue that will so happen to make it easier to win election seems awfully suspicious to me. Not trolling; just wondering how you feel on this issue.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Conservatives have never believed the Romney was conservative--that's why there was so much animosity towards him during the primaries. He got elected because the republicans made a calculated decision that Romney was the most likely to win--that is, they do not believe that a "true" conservative could ever win the general election.

    You'll be hard pressed to find people admitting this fact now, but had you asked them 10 months ago, Romney would never have been described as a conservative.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I am thinking Romney is a Leftist Liberal and after he loses the election Obama will appoint him to America's new Ambassadorship called : Ambassador to the WORLD!!!

    Mitt will dutifully serve President Obama and then succeed him as President in 2016 running as a Liberal...and Atheist, on the Democrat ticket...and 4 years of speeches will leave no doubt that Mitt is a Liberal.

    I seen it coming about 6 months ago... ;-)

  • 9 years ago

    He used to be a moderate (with such policies/positions as Romneycare, pro-gun control, etc.) before the presidential campaign (eg. when he was Governor of Massachusetts) but now that he's running for the Republicans he's a right wing gun loving patriot and if you disagree you hate America!

    http://mittromneysflipflops.com/

    http://www.whichmitt.com/

    EDIT: This video is oddly on topic: http://www.whichmitt.com/video/on_being_conservati...

    This video shows him in 2002 saying, "I think people recognize that I'm not a partisan Republican—that I'm someone who is moderate, and that my views are progressive."

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I'm not worried, I know he isn't a real Conservative. The rest of you are the idiots that were fed that bull by the Media.

    Why cry about it now?

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Better a moderate than retaining a far leftist like Obama.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I'd vote for a diseased feral cat over the current Occupier of the White House.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    I don't really think they really care of what he stands for as long as he can beat Obama.. Like the motto "Anybody but Obama"

  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    He's a flip flopper.

    Changes his mind to suite his 'oppressors'.

    Romey/Ryan 2012! AKA IDIOT/IDIOT 2012!

  • 9 years ago

    Yes,

    I think we will have to win the house and senate to keep him in check.

    Source(s): Ron Paul Conservative
  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    We know he isnt a conservative kiddo.

    You seem to young to remember that conservatives backed Cain.

    Are you not worried that obama isnt heterosexual?

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