To pay for his nanny-state programs.
strong military/national defense
It really helps credibility when you follow the MSM line and tell the professionals running the show that it's a "mess".
and strong families
By endorsing gay adoptions and gay scoutmasters.
“Mitts is a strong economy”
“To pay for his nanny-state programs.”
Um, no, the nanny-state guy is Huckabee.
Mitt Romney was the first and so far only candidate to pledge to limit domestic spending to inflation only. He did that a CPAC earlier this year. All the candidates should follow Mitt’s lead on that aspect of fiscal conservatism.
Funny you mention the gay stuff ... but Mitt Romney has been the most emphatic defender of family values in this race, being the only one who mentioned defending traditional marriage in the first debate, being for FMA while others wimp out on it, etc.