No, that is not how it works.
Romney’s entire record is that of a liberal.
A solid liberal.
He has done NOTHING conservative, ever.
A situational ethicist hallmark is to find one ‘wedge’ and ride it like the lone ranger on Silver.
When a person has to look for a point of conservatism in a GOP candidate before defending his position, that says everything one needs to know about both.
Again, I don’t have to prove Romney is a conservative. In fact, he’s most clearly NOT conservative. I only have to show where he’s better than President Obama. If I can find even ONE area where he’s better, than he’s not exactly the same as President Obama. That was your assertion I believe. Do you see my point?
BTW, I’m not defending Romney at all. I’m only comparing him to Obama and claiming Romney wouldn’t have done as much damage. You could dispute that of course. Some claim Romney would have cooperated with Democrats and pushed the House to compromise. I think that argument has some merit. Unfortunately, we’ll never know, because we’re stuck with President Obola.