I don't have a dog in this fight, but...

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

I was thinking that when McCain picked Palin.

McCain ran as a moderate. Much of his support came from Republican and independent moderates. But to obtain party support for the final campaign, McCain had to make a deal with the devil. His replacement campaign chief was Steve Schmidt - previously employed in Cheney's office. Schmidt eliminated many of McCain's VP considerations from the list as too moderate. And then added Palin.

We know what happened to the McCain campaign as it slowly alienated moderates. Then extremists threatened McCain's AZ Senate reelection. Forcing McCain to talk like an extremist.

Romney has the same problem. He must preach to extremists (ie tea party) while begging for moderate support. Flip flopping is almost impossible to avoid.

Meanwhile, Limbaugh is still taking cheap shots at McCain. Still calling McCain too liberal.