Until Romney had to push his conservative credentials just to stay even with the conservatives, he WAS the candidate to appeal to democrats, he had won in Mass.
But appealing to democrats made him unappealing to conservatives. Conservatives aren’t a trusting lot anyway, so you can’t get away with pulling a fast one on liberals, because the conservatives will spoil it.
You’ve made some excellent posts in this thread and elsewhere, and I just want to let you know that they aren’t going unnoticed. Thank you!