I don't have a dog in this fight, but...

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

The republicans have a problem. Anyone who is moderate enough to win the general election is not conservative enough to win the primary.

This is Romney's curse and his blessing.

He is deliberately (or perhaps genuinely and honestly) keeping the distance between his primary posture and his general posture as short as possible. This will make him MORE electable in the general election. Electable enough to defeat Obama? I don't think so, but there's a LOT of campaigning ahead of us