I'll admit it - I was a Romney skeptic at one point. I just didn't see how he could win the nomination.
After all, Romneycare is just the tip of the iceberg. It only takes a little digging into his past to learn that Romney has at some point claimed moderate views on nearly every issue important to Republicans.
Then there's his lack of personal charisma. When he's not asking black voters "who let the dogs out," he's joking about waitresses pinching his butt, or strapping his dog onto the roof of his car.
And that's before you get to the whole Mormon thing. After all, Romney isn't just any Mormon, he's the product of an influential Mormon family that practiced polygamy and claims Joseph Smith as a relation.
On the face of it, Willard "Mitt" Romney would seem to be the last person on Earth the anti-health care reform, Christian fundamentalist, Tea Bagging base furious at the "RINO" establishment would nominate to take on Obama.
But with the primary race now underway, it becomes easier to see how Romney does in fact, against all odds, win this thing.
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