Romney's actions as governor of Massachusetts can be explained two ways. Either he's a left winger or he's an opportunist. We know he's a liar. Leftists and opportunists both lie, so knowing he lies doesn't resolve the question.
An opportunist has no principles and will govern based on public opinion polls and lobbying. The United States is not a left wing country, so a man hoping to be reelected president would face different pressures than a man governing one of the most liberal states.
Since we know Obama is a leftist while we only suspect Romney may be one there's a chance, however small, that Romney will govern to the right of Obama.
That's my endorsement.
I respect your thoughts,but where will the pressure come from? Do you think the Democrats will run a candidate who is to the right of an incumbent Romney in 2016.
I don't think so.
I think 4 years from now we will be trying to hold our noses and vote for a left wing Romney because as bad as he has been he will not be as bad as the left wing Democrat candidate.
And we will all be doing so to save our country from the leftists.
“...there’s a chance, however small, that Romney will govern to the right of Obama.”
Ditto. See #810.
Unfortunately, we can't really know if he's just an opportunist or a hard-core liberal. And as you describe, that's at least slightly better than Obama.
“Either he’s a left winger or he’s an opportunist. “
The odds of a Mormon venture capitalist businessman with 5 kids and a normal stay-at-home wife being a leftist? ZERO.
100% opportunist.
Romney will be a weathervane Republican, which beats Marxist Obama hands down.