re: #78 insert name here

Didn’t Romney become more socially conservative when he vied for the nomination last election? If I recall, he’d been pro-abortion when in MA, but then came out against it when pitching himself nationally.

(Please correct me if my memory is screwy.)

Unfortunately, the religious right has to be pandered to to an extent. They don’t like Romney- they think Mormons aren’t real Christians, and his winning the nomination might serve as a good catalyst for getting them out of the party (they should go to the Constitution Party anyways). Sadly- they are the ones with much of the volunteer network and money, so yes- I believe he did modify some positions to pander to them. However- that they lost some key states in the South shows that their influence may be waning. I think for those of us who really want to see the religious right’s influence in the party minimized need to rally to Romney now, and start working for securing the people infrastructure he’ll need well before he’ll need it.