Unfortunately the clear sharp choice is showing us the majority of the GOP isn’t actually conservative but a mix. Romney is garnering enough conservative support that the moderate GOPers and the independents that Obama has lost are flocking to him.
Sad as it is, Romney isn’t going to win anything. Our only hope is taking the Senate.
But of course.
On a conservatism scale where John Q. Freeper is a 10 and Obama is (of course) Zero, the typical Republican voter is probably a 6-7.
Freepers who spend all their time over in "10-land" seem to forget about this, with the result being that they are shocked right out of their socks every time a comparatively moderate GOP candidate (Mitt this year) shows strength.