When Romney told a major conservative conference in October 2011 that he had been a “severely conservative” governor of Massachusetts, many Republicans groaned. Romney had been anything but – working closely with the state’s heavily Democratic legislature and enacting “Romneycare,” the model for “Obamacare.” But as a presidential candidate, Romney ran to the right to win the nomination, then tacked back to the center in his convention speech and in the debates. Conservatives weren’t sure they could trust him, and moderates weren’t sure he would really have the political freedom to be one of them if he won the White House. Romney was left looking as if he lacked a political core.
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Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost
President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.
