WFFaithful
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Mittens is probably a northeast moderate at heart, more in line with the 1994 version as opposed to the 2012 one. He is a politician though and knows if he ran on his real beliefs, the crazies that make up the Republican primary electorate would doom him from the start, sort of like Giuliani when the GOP actually began to realize he was pro-choice, pro-gay and pro-amnesty.
I am all those things, but I still consider myself a Republican because I don't believe in expanding government as much as the Democrats do. That said, the direction the party is going scares me, and I will likely vote for Obama if Santorum is the nominee. Both he and Obama are big government types, but Rick is just insane when it comes to social and religious issues, and for someone that favors keeping religion out of government, I just can't vote for him. I think Obama has been a disappointment, but at least I know what I will get with him.
The transformation has been going on for decades now. George W. Bush in 2000 wouldn't win in 2012. Bush in 2004 probably wouldn't win now. Even in the last 4 years, the rise of the tea party has forced the party so far right we are back in the stone ages where contraception is a bad thing and we should stop all abortions and ignore reason and change the constitution to the Bible, etc... It's frightening. If the party moves any further right in the next 4 years, I may as well leave it.
same happened with McCain last election