(Romney’s not really a “moderate” at all, of course, but compared to the teabaggers and fundamentalists…)

I can’t really agree with this. IMO, the “Real” Romney was Gov. Romney. He’s been doing a half-hearted Tea Party Dog and Pony Show for awhile because that’s been the requirement to get on stage at the GOP. If nominated he can float back to the center where he came from and hope that he wont lose the kooks because he’s not “Teh Black Maoist Kenyan Upsurper!!11ty”.