Romney could win if he campaigns to the Left of Obama after the Primaries:

[Junkdrawer]

The biggest "secret" of US politics is that we have a Liberal population serviced by two parties addicted to Corporate Cash.

If Romney presents himself AFTER the Primaries as a "Nixon opening China" Republican.....

Obama needs to tact hard Left NOW and take actions that would close this Left flank and show people it's real.

Hence my Best and Brightest thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002413365

If he doesn't, bookmark this thread and see if I'm not right.

[mdmc]

1. that is the plan

plus a neo-con as veep to keep the nuts in check..

[Major Nikon]

2. The only way Romney wins is if he gets enough people to vote for him

So who is going to vote for him under such a scenario? He already has a hard enough time attracting enough Republicans, so he certainly isn't going to attract any more if he moves farther to the left. I suppose there might be a few Democrats stupid enough to believe he'll actually follow through with his campaign promises, but I don't suspect there will be many. Moderate Independents would be more likely to vote for Obama under that scenario.

[mdmc]

4. The GOP can vote for a moderate or lose

personally I think they will lose..

Losing is bad enough, imagine losing plus losing on all your "issues" as well..

[davidpdx]

5. Good point

And to add to that, if he runs back to the left he's proved he's a flip flopper.

[GodlessBiker]

3. You mean Rmoney is going to be pro-choice and for marriage equality?

[montanto]

10. end the war on drugs and support teachers in school reform?

Stop off-shoring jobs and rein in corporate greed?
Impose stricter energy conservation laws and fund green energy research?

[MannyGoldstein]

6. Triangulate against the Democrats?

That would be rich. Pretty easy to move to Obama's left.

[Dokkie]

7. Oh yea

lets also hope the media or the Obama campaign dont call him out on it

[SidDithers]

8. Bookmarking...nt

Sid

[democrat_patriot]

9. The left of Obama are democrats. 92% support Obama.

To the left of that is DU.

Anybody here ever going to vote for Romney?

Sorry, never going to happen. He'll campaign as McCain right/center - have a VP to the far right.

It's going to be 100% economy after they are done beating each other up. Romney the businessman, he's going to bring gas down to $1, and unemployment to 1%, and a 1% corporate tax rate.

It's the 1-1-1 plan. ROMNEY!