The personality
I agree with this:
Romney’s personality is appropriate to the task [of running in 2012] because it’s so smooth and calming. It defies the stereotypes of button-pressing, Bible-thumping, government-hating conservatives, even as Romney exploits those issues in his rhetoric. That’s Mitt’s genius: even as he moves further to the right, moderate voters still believe he is one of them.
And that last sentence is the key to Romney’s problem with conservatives: even as he moves further to the right, conservative voters still believe he’s not one of them.
Well, I never have really liked Romney. Still, the Donks made me willing to pull the lever for that turncoat, backstabbing McCain in ’08. Assuming Romney wins the nomination, I’ll become the most wild-eyed Romney supporter in seven counties.