[Dreagon]

Funny, thats not the kind of judges he appointed when he was governor.

Is this another one of those conversions he has recently had?

[Abathar]

I will vote for him, unless Fred comes on strong then he has my vote. I will not vote for Huckabee unless he wins and is in the general election, then I will hold my nose and pull the lever because its either that or Hillary, Barack or Edwards and I find that unacceptable.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Depends on how you define “mainstream.”

[Nonstatist]

Insincere or inconsistent as he's been, Romney is saying the right things, and he was a popular governor and an effective executive in private business.

Guliani has always been a state employee and hes not even trying to assuage the bulk of the Republican electorate. Huckabee is a Jimmy Carter clone, Thompson appears dandering and ineffective ( so far) and McCain is a fraud, so wheres that leave everybody?

For Goodness Sakes, lets focus...No more Hillary!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Romney would have to choose someone like Hunter for VP for me to vote for him. I’d be the first to admit that would be a potent GOP ticket, as Hunter balances out Romney’s lack of social conservatism & military expertise.

[BibChr]

No.

[cripplecreek]

No

[kjam22]

No

[pepperhead]

No, for the simple reason that I keep expecting him to walk into a store and ask “can I get me a hunting license here?”

[kjo]

Looks more and more like Romney. Fred just didn’t take off. Rudy has serious problems about his personal life and his lack of guts on illegal immigrants while mayor. McCain is a hero and POW, but his politics are all over the place. He isn’t trusted. Huckabee is the Republican Carter.

So, I guess it’s Mitt. The NR has decided it can live with him.

[Bluestateredman]

The conservative endorsements continue to pile up. Who will be the first to call Judge Bork a RINO? Romney is the real deal.

[Scarchin]

1. I’m a proud Freeper
2. I’m for Mitt
3. I’ve been around here long enough to know that Freepers are NOT mainstream conservatives - not that there’s anything wrong with that...

[JCEccles]

Bump.

Non-evangelical conservatives are beginning to realize that they have nothing to fear from Romney. Romney is wise and disciplined enough not to let his private religious beliefs dictate his policy and decisions as president.

Huckabee wants to force his peculiar brand of Christianity on the world through the power of the United States government and pay for it with money extorted from taxpayers who know far better than government how to exercise genuine Christian compassion.

There is a festering malignancy of religious intolerance and smug self-righteousness in Huckabee's candidacy that mainstream conservatives find disturbing in a way that they do not find Romney's "odd" beliefs disturbing.

[Semper911]

I am supporting him because he is electable and because he is not Hillary.

I also just like the guy, and sometimes personality and character matter.

This is not the year for republicans to staunchly fight for the next Ronald Reagan. It is the year to stop Hillary.

[Diogenesis]

In a word, “no”.

[AppyPappy]

Is Romney becoming the choice of mainstream conservatives?

Yeah, him and Chris Dodd.

[Ol' Sparky]

Um, looking at the polls -- no, he isn't becoming the choice of conservatives.

Mitt Wit wouldn't even be an upper-tier candidate if not for his money and the fact New Hampshire is in his own backyard. The rise of Huckabee is a response to how unimpressive Romney and Giuliani are to the conservative base.

And, he has a Mormon problem in addition to a liberal record that makes him as unelectable as any candidate running.

[Ingtar]

I’d have to add my “no” to the list.

[Ingtar]

I’d have to add my “no” to the list.

[meadsjn]

No.