"You say that like it's actually a bad thing, or something!"
/Mittbots
What makes you think Mitt was "pulled to the left in Mass."? When Jane Swift (the former acting gov of MA) announced she wouldn't run, Mitt stepped in as the GOP candidate. I can only assume this was by arrangement -- whoever initiated it -- with the MA GOP. If Mitt had been conservative and declared a run in MA, the MA GOP would have recruited a liberal to run against him in a primary -- that's their MO! In fact, I was surprised the the MA GOP supported Scott Brown -- he's not conservative by FR standards, but he's more conservative than the MA party apparatus. Of course, there wasn't much time in that special election.
The MA GOP a few years back (before Mitt was in) toyed with the idea of putting a pro-abortion plank in the state GOP platform. Not sure why they didn't go through with it officially, but that's where their heart lies. In any case, this past year they announced they weren't going to take social issues into consideration; which really means of course "Social conservatives need not apply!"
It seems to me the national GOP (GOPe, if you will) is rushing headlong in the MA direction.
"You say that like it's actually a bad thing, or something!"
/Mittbots
This country is not Massachusetts and Massachusetts is not this country, thanks God.
The MA GOP a few years back (before Mitt was in) toyed with the idea of putting a pro-abortion plank in the state GOP platform. Not sure why they didn’t go through with it officially, but that’s where their heart lies.
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Willard wants to put one in the GOP Platform...
From the survey I got in the mail last week...
“Do you believe we should keep a strong pro-life plank in our platform? Yes No”
That the GOP would even consider tossing out the pro-life plank speaks volumes...
Willard’s liberal stance is influencing Republican politics and ideology already...