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I believe Romney is more centrist than I would like, but what he had to work with in Mass, he's given a bad rap in many respects.

I also believe that it would be complete suicide for him to swing center or left with as much political capitol he is trying to build among Conservatives.

As a Mormon myself, I hold Beck's views much more inline with my thinking than I do with Romney, but were I forced to pick Zero or Mitt, there would be no question.

You may be troubled with some sort of “Mormon conspiracy”, but don't sweat it, Mormons are looking out to protect the Constitution, not take it over. ;-)

Romney is not centrist, he is a left winger who instituted universal healthcare in his state and never had the boldness like Palin to challenge the climate change nonsense, abortion, and a slew of other crucial issues. He is a politician, not a conservative.

And as for being a lifelong Mormon and leader at that, it's still mind boggling to me how someone so committed to his "faith" ever had to go through a "flip flop" on such a crucial issue as abortion. And his devout Mormon wife donated money to Planned Parenthood, an organization with roots in racism and eugenicism. Shouldn't Mormons be pro-life by default? Have they flip-flopped on their Mormonism too?

It is right to bring up the significance of Mormonism, Mormon ties into this particular discussion. It's clear certain people wrap themselves up in pseudo-conservative clothing, but have more interest in validating their faith into the mainstream, and establishing their religion, more than in protecting the Constitution.

That's why I analyze Beck closely.

I believe Romney is more centrist than I would like, but what he had to work with in Mass, he's given a bad rap in many respects.

Mitt Romney was even farther left before he won the race for Governor of Massachusetts, it was during his Governor's term that Mitt started trying to reshape himself as a moderate republican for the 2008 race rather than the hard left man that he was.