What do you base that on? His support for an assault weapons ban? Do you count on his liberal past to attract the RAT voters like Ghouliani is planning on?
Sorry, I can’t see how he could win.
You can’t win the Presidency by just appealing to the staunchest conservatives in your own party. You have to be able to appeal to both moderates *and* your own party.
Mitt is the only candidate who both: (a) appeals to moderates (as evidenced by his ability to win in Massachusetts), and (b) has a history of governing with policies that are in alignment with conservatives.
If you ignore for one minute the things coming out of the mouths of each of the top three *declared* candidates, and instead focus on how they actually governed while holding elected office, then Mitt is easily the most conservative of the bunch (Giuliani, McCain, and Romney).
BTW—Mitt *said* the right things to get elected Governor in Massachusetts, but governed in a manner that really pizzed off the social liberals up in that state. To me, that speaks volumes about his conservative credentials.