# "Romney not conservative enough"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-not-conservative-enough/640308>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [November 8, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-not-conservative-enough/640308 "2012-11-08T00:32:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-not-conservative-enough/640308/21 "2012-11-08T19:38:20Z")

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> [@elucidator](#):
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> Of course he was conservative enough! He was also liberal enough! And libertarian enough. Maybe not vegan enough.

He was definitely douchey enough.

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-not-conservative-enough/640308/22 "2012-11-08T20:13:27Z")

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> [@bup](#):
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> On the other hand, Democrats need a good opposition party.

I agree. I voted for Obama, I’m very happy he won, and I’m thrilled that Romney didn’t. But I wish that the Republican party was better, and had some better candidates, and a lot less crazy ones. My dream would be that after this election they would pull back on the anti-science, anti-gay, and anti-woman efforts, and start focusing more on real small government issues. I doubt it will happen quickly, but I can always hope.

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