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In response to "How do you figure? McCain (a moderate) lost. Romney (also a moderate) is struggling. Meanwhile, George W. Bush won two terms. -- nm" by con_carne

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�Compared to 2008, all the candidates are way to the right of John McCain,� says longtime conservative activist Jeff Bell. �The fact that Romney is running with basically the same views as then but is seen as too moderate tells you that the base has moved rightward and doesn�t simply want a conservative candidate�it wants a very conservative one.�

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