Romney has to run 2 distinct "fip-flop" campaigns.
FLIP-FLOP 1: To get the Republican presidential nomination, he has to "flip-flop" on his past moderate record to convince enough delegates from the far-right to vote for him as their 2nd or 3rd choice.
FLIP-FLOP 2: To obtain the presidency, during the 2012 general election, Romney has to "flip-flop" again to attract the swing-vote in the political center - which is the key to success in any election.
Romney then has to hope that moderate voters weren't listening during the GOP primaries to his conservative positions (FLIP-FLOP 1) and that the Tea Party supporters have locked in their votes and won't stay home after he switches back to more moderate positions.(FLIP-FLOP 2)
FLIP-FLOP 1: To get the Republican presidential nomination, he has to "flip-flop" on his past moderate record to convince enough delegates from the far-right to vote for him as their 2nd or 3rd choice.
FLIP-FLOP 2: To obtain the presidency, during the 2012 general election, Romney has to "flip-flop" again to attract the swing-vote in the political center - which is the key to success in any election.
Romney then has to hope that moderate voters weren't listening during the GOP primaries to his conservative positions (FLIP-FLOP 1) and that the Tea Party supporters have locked in their votes and won't stay home after he switches back to more moderate positions.(FLIP-FLOP 2)
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