Whether Mitt is genuinely leftist at heart, or whether he simply has a perpetual finger in the wind (which always blew leftward in Massachusetts) — I believe we have insufficient information to conclusively say. I lean towards the finger in the wind hypothesis, getting along to get along. That sort of politician has some hope of being leaned on to do the right thing. Obama does not.
Please don’t tell me you think conservatives will have any sort of pull with Romney if he’s elected. He has a record of bending in the direction of a leftward blowing wind, despite the fact that he’s been trying to get elected as a Republican for a couple of cycles now.
The man had every opportunity to build a bridge to the Tea Party from its very inception, but what did he do? He completely ignored and steered around them, because he’s oil to their water.
Don’t kid yourself. This guy has disaster written all over him for the political right.