Every single time the abortion issue has come before Romney, he sided with life as well. Vetoing bills on embryo farming, embryo cloning, somatic-cell nuclear transfer, emergency contraception, a re-definition of life. Opposing efforts to lower the age of consent, promoting abstinence education. Call this pandering if you like, but Romney’s actions on life, in the bluest state in America, are heckuva alot more significant then generic, on the margin, pro-life votes that come before the senate.
He has issues that detract.
The overwhelming fly in his ointment is the intangible that he does not ‘connect’. His speeches are stale, predictable, lacking vision; nothing extraordinary. His presence is stiff and his policies are devoid of original conservative thought. They are shoehorn fits to perceived social issues with solutions that are glommed together to satisfy focus groups.
He’s a mannequin.
There is no compelling reason for people to vote for him, hence his 3% in the polls.
Links? I'll be glad to support Romney over McCain and Rudy if true.