Most politicians running for the Presidency of the United States face a dilemma: they need to appeal to the base of their party to reach the general election while not going so far to the extremes that they become distasteful to the public at large. Some people resolve this conflict by taking a few stances that are mainstream on certain issues and other stances that are more right or left-wing on others. While other people say one thing to one audience and something completely different to another (although that’s become less common with the rise of digital media).
Mitt Romney on the other hand does none of those things. Mitt’s problem is that he tries to split the difference and winds up looking fake to moderates and lefties while being regarded as apostate by conservatives. His stance on gay issues is pretty typical of this: he says he opposes discrimination of gay people except when it comes to marriage. So he thinks you should be able to work and pay all the taxes you can but not enjoy the full benefits of citizenship. Classy, ain’t it?
