It does not matter if Romney was conservative or not any longer. He was perceived as conservative. I was already hearing the GOP Elites on FOX tonight saying, “This is what happens when the GOP nominates a conservative.” This is also why I believed we had lost as soon as Romney got the nod. He did not contrast well enough with the Left when people looked at his record.
Planning for the future should wait until emotion dies a bit. Emotion precludes Reason. If the House bends over as expected, all the planning in the world will not turn things around for a long time.
The dems were painting Romney as a rabid right winger and got away with it.