Mitt is as RINO as it can possibly get, but he has nice hair.
One or two less than conservative position does not a RINO make. Romney is infinately better than Hillary and considerably better than the other GOP candidates remaining.
See the chart below
| Conservative= 10 | |||||
| Conservative tendencies= 8 | |||||
| Moderate or Unreliable=5 | |||||
| Liberal tendencies= 2 | |||||
| Liberal= 0 | |||||
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| . Hillary vs the GOP | |||||
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| Issue by Category | Giuliani | Huck | McCain | Romney Hillary | |
| SECURITY & DEFENSE | |||||
| - Illegal Immigration | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| - War in Iraq | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| - War on Terror | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| - Iran | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| - Border Fence | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| - ANWR Drilling | 5 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - US Sovereignty (LOST) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| - Military Strength | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| - Guantanamo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - Waterboarding | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - Energy Indy | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
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| SECURITY & DEFENSE TOTALS | 90 | 68 | 52 | 103 | 26 |
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| FISCAL ISSUES | |||||
| - Business/infl/rec | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| - Lower Taxes | 10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| - Spending Cuts | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| - Healthcare- gov run | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| - Soc Sec | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| - Internet Neutrality | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| - Internet Tax | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| - Kyoto Treaty | 10 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - Global Warming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - Tax Reform | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| - Tort Reform | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
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| FISCAL ISSUES TOTALS | 98 | 53 | 68 | 106 | 2 |
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| VALUES ISSUES | |||||
| - SCOTUS appts | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| - Guns & 2nd Amend | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| - Pro-Life | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| - Gay Rights | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| - CFR & 1st Amend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| - Crime | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| - Education | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| - Death Penalty | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| - School Vouchers | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| - Federalism | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| - Affirmative Action | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| - Property Rights | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ? |
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| VALUES ISSUES TOTALS | 63 | 92 | 69 | 97 | 17 |
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| PERSONAL QUALITIES | |||||
| - Stability of Personality | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| - Electablity | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| - Consistency | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
| - Leadership | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
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| PERSONAL QUALITIES TOTAL | 34 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 26 |
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