[mountainbunny]

If you are paid to do a job, you do that job.

“Team Mitt Inc.” bloggers are paid to “pretend” to be one of us and spread the Romney “Myth”...

They will not go anymore willingly than anyone else who loves their job...

Excellent point.

As far as I can tell, there are 4 types of Mitt Romney supporters:

1). The astroturfers. As you said, they are persistent.

2). Moderates who like to fancy themselves Conservatives. They sincerely may not understand that Romney's big-government ways isn't how Conservatism works. I sense that they are the smallest group of supporters.

3). People who like Romney primarily for religious reasons. These folks will be the ones most apt to accuse others of anti-Mormonism at the drop of a hat. They will never understand that you don't like him for political reasons and will never be convinced that you aren't anti-Mormon. Don't argue; you can't get through to them.

4). People who admire Romney primarily for his looks and other equally superficial reasons. They talk about what a "moral" family man he is, what a "great" job he did with the Olympics, what a nice family he has, etc.

Some of his supporters fall into more than one category, but they all share one thing: they are completely incapable of defending Romney's liberal history, and they have to attack his critics as a result.

Romney's supporters use obfuscation, misdirection, accusations of wrong doing (if you don't like him, you don't like Mormons; you're jealous; you aren't giving him a fair chance 'cause he's changed, etc.) because they can't admit that he's a complete failure as a Conservative.

Romney's inability to run on any sort of decent record means exactly one thing: He has to move the goalposts in the GOP. To be successful, he (and his followers) have to change what "Conservative" means. That's what this "rebranding" garbage is all about.

Republicans and Conservatives have to make it clear right now that Mitt Romney will always be utterly unacceptable.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Good post. Spot on.

[ejonesie22]

A good and very accurate summation.

[greyfoxx39]

You hit all the right notes.

[tiredoflaundry]

Romney's supporters use obfuscation, misdirection, accusations of wrong doing (if you don't like him, you don't like Mormons; you're jealous; you aren't giving him a fair chance 'cause he's changed, etc.) because they can't admit that he's a complete failure as a Conservative.

The left uses the same tactic. Just replace Mormon with Black.

[Canedawg]

Good post. Look what happens when it is tweaked a bit.

Romney's supporters use obfuscation, misdirection, accusations of wrong doing (if you don't like him, you don't like Mormons; you're jealous; you aren't giving him a fair chance 'cause he's changed, etc.) because they can't admit that he's a complete failure as a Conservative.

Zero's supporters use obfuscation, misdirection, accusations of wrong doing (if you don't like him, you don't like Blacks; you're jealous; you aren't giving him a fair chance 'cause he's about change, etc.) because they can't admit that he's a complete failure as a statesman.

[Tennessee Nana]

Great post from a great conservative..

:)