Well look at it this way...his first big act was to select Ryan as his running mate. Romney might be a RINO who was mugged by the reality of the staggering deficits and crumbling morals. It happens. Even with outright Marxists it has happened and some of them have turned into the most passionate anti-socialists.
Romney has nicely honed the “you didn’t build that” discussion- just heard him now giving a speech- he said when the child makes the honor roll he doesn’t credit the bus driver who drove the student to school with the good grades (paraphrasing).
As you suggest- Reality may actually have mugged him on the way to D.C.
Romney IS a LIBERAL!!
Romney can be dragged to the right IMO. Obama will only go further LEFT. That’s the only direction he knows!