Here is the case for Romney:
Romney is a politician not an idealogue...... all of our Presidents are politicians
Ronald Reagan was a politician. Politicians have few if any firm convictions (even if they say they do)
What politicians need are votes and money. To get the votes and money they REFLECT the will of the people (at least the people who vote for them)
For Romney to get elected in Mass he reflected the will of those people . They are more liberal ...thus he was more liberal
To get elected President he HAS to be more conservative.If he gets in power and wants to remain in power he has to fix this economy by doing what his supporters want.
He will have to fix the economy by sticking to the tenants of the Right
Exactly how far right he will go is impossible to know but he will Have to govern from the right
Obama is beholden to the radical left ...he shows no inclination to even nod to the right . He is more of an ideologue than a politician .
We will all ge better off with a politician (Romney) who listens to some of the voices on the right.
Simple truth
I would encourage you to read Reagan's writing, especially those made public after his death if this is what you believe. You could not be further from the truth in this equation.
I don't know if this is as much of a given as you might think. Too many major donors want to continue their access to the government trough, or want another couple of quantitative easings by the Feds, or any other number of government actions that put off a true economic recovery.
Meanwhile, the same GOP-E Congresscritters who would at least part of the time stand with conservatives against a Dem, would instead be working with Dems to push a RINO liberal agenda.