“If I could seriously believe Romney changed his mind on abortion etc. and that he wasnt just flip-flopping for political gain i’d go with him.”
Well, he may have changed his mind on things.
There is something else, to my way of thinking. If you run for office in MA, you really have to decide, do I want to win? It would be easy for a conservative to go with principle in MA. That would make a statement and maybe educate a few people. But you might as well thrown in the towell because you’re going to lose. I hope this doesn’t sound Machiavellian. But you would really have to ask yourself, why run just to lose? Maybe he did the best that was possible for conservatism for that state in those years.
Machiavellianism is so often used as a synonym for common sense. Much as I loathe compromising on anything pro-life, that was probably the best he could do at the time. And thats why i dont support giuliani now, because there are other candidates who are pro-life and have an excellent shot at winning.
By the way, anyone else notice how close Julianna was getting to saying “safe, legal and rare”? I mean he reiterated 4 times or more how much he hates it, and wishes people would choose alternatives, but its better that they have the choice.