If you run a candidate who is Liberal/Left against the same - the greater Liberal/Leftist will win.
In the case of yesterday - a Liberal Democrat lost to a Marxist.
Plain and simple.
In the case of yesterday - a Liberal Democrat lost to a Marxist.
It’s not so simple for these reasons:
1) tough on illegals (compare with McCain and Perry) and that turns off hispanics
2) “47%” was the fiscal version of Akin’s comments
3) hard to be against unions and auto bailouts in Ohio
4) a libertarian stand on FEMA doesn’t help after Sandy
But if Romney was more conservative on the issue that counts, Romneycare, he probably wouldn’t have to prove his credentials with these edge cases.