Mitt isn’t really rooted in anything, but looks for whatever gets him cheers at the moment, in the situation. In Massachusetts that was pandering to liberals. Obama’s rooted, alright... firmly in Marxism.
Red, I can feel you trying to downplay Romney's demonstrated, documented, left-liberal track record in life and politics. I don't know whether you're trying to convince me that 'maybe he's not so bad', or whether you're trying to convince yourself that you really won't be selling out everything you believe in, to give this guy your vote.
If Mitt was merely pandering to liberals while he was Governor of Massachusetts, the record would show that he threw them the occasional bone when he needed their help on something. That's not what his record shows at all. It's an unbroken string of pure statist, left-liberal governance, from start to finish.
He's a lib's lib, my friend. I'm a conservative, and I don't vote for libs under any banner. Everyone's got to do what they've got to do in this election. For myself, I'll be concentrating on the down ticket races and voting ABOorR for president.