Of them, Romney looked and sounded best i must say. I wish Duncan Hunter had some more face time, and he was a little choppy. Giuliani - hammered on the issues. McCain - looking old and kind of tired. Brownback, Huckabee - both decent. Thompson - struggling, Ron Paul - way out there. Tancredo really came across as one issue (immigration), and Gilmore - i dont really remember, think he did ok.
If I could seriously believe Romney changed his mind on abortion etc. and that he wasnt just flip-flopping for political gain i’d go with him. Otherwise I just hope Fred runs.
“If I could seriously believe Romney changed his mind on abortion etc. and that he wasnt just flip-flopping for political gain i’d go with him.”
Well, he may have changed his mind on things.
There is something else, to my way of thinking. If you run for office in MA, you really have to decide, do I want to win? It would be easy for a conservative to go with principle in MA. That would make a statement and maybe educate a few people. But you might as well thrown in the towell because you’re going to lose. I hope this doesn’t sound Machiavellian. But you would really have to ask yourself, why run just to lose? Maybe he did the best that was possible for conservatism for that state in those years.