2012—Moderation Becomes One Man’s Vice

If ever a Republican candidate felt victory was in the palm of their hand, Willard Mitt Romney surely was that candidate. President Barack Obama was vulnerable as an incumbent could be in early 2012. The economy was on the road to recovery, but for some this road was a dead end. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare for some) had been passed in 2010 by a Democratic majority, but repeal of this act was the glue for Republican bonding. The Republican primary voters had an important decision to make in 2012 as the course of the nation could take a fast right off the road of Obama with the ideal candidate. Unfortunately, the Republican nominee was not to the right in ideology, but a moderate with conservative phrases only.