New York Times mischief? It was Romney’s own senior advisor who mentioned the Etch-a-Sketch. Those who are straining to portray Romney as a conservative refuse to accept the reality of Romney’s record and his current campaign. Those Romney supporters who are not already in his pocket are engaged in the most blinkered form of wishful thinking.
He's right.
This is just one more example of Mitt Romney’s plan to “move to the center” for the general election. This is no longer a trial balloon being sent up by campaign staffers. Articles like this don’t run without clear indicators by the candidate to reporters that it’s the intent of the campaign — and if Romney had a major problem with this article we'd all know it because he'd be on the stump claiming the New York Times misunderstood him.
It may well be too late to stop Romney, but the least we can do is make sure Republican voters know what they’re picking in the remaining primaries.