The only people Romney has wrapped around his finger are the dopes who think he's a conservative and that somehow his election as President would be good be for America. Romney may want it bad, but he'll never get it. RomneyCare alone will undermine his chances. Btw, if you hadn't noticed he's no favorite of FR or the Tea Party movement.
George Bush never claimed to be a conservative. In 1980 the consensus was that Bush was a wishy washy moderate, with strong NE liberal roots. Bush was a loyal Reaganite but returned to his liberal roots for what was essentially Reagan's 3rd term and proceeded to reject the Reagan agenda. Voters then rejected Bush. Nixon started political life as a big government Republican and as POTUS would govern as a big government Republican. Nixon's one big ace in the hole, his promise to end the Vietnam War --- Peace with Honor --- was destroyed by his complicit involvement in the Watergate coverup.
You may want to go back and read some more of my posts over the last few years before accusing me of being a Romeny supporter (in any way, shape, form, or fashion). I think you’ll come to a very different conclusion.