By Javier Manjarres

Throughout the five plus years that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has been running for President, he’s managed to annoy almost every identifiable constituency group on the Right with his fluctuating policy positions.  Right on cue, DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is reminding voters that Romney has a reputation for being a bit of a flip-flopper-

 Well, Mitt Romney is pretty difficult to pin down. It’s sort of like trying to nail down Jell-O. I like my candidates to have a little bit more courage of their conviction and stick to one position and not be all over the place whichever the wind blows. And I think that’s been a big problem for Mitt Romney.- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (Bloomberg)

We all know that Wasserman-Schultz is paid to carry President Obama’s water come hell or high water, but she plays a different game than Romney has- while her knee jerk class warfare and tax-and-spend mentality never changes, her misleading rhetoric runs cover for her Party 24/7 to hide the results of her failed and unpopular agenda.  Wasserman-Schultz faces a serious challenge to her congressional seat this cycle from the likes of businesswoman Karen Harrington.

The flip-flop allegations have been stewing for quite sometime, but as of yet, Romney’s Republican primary opponents haven’t really capitalized in taking advantage of these vulnerabilities in any of the debates.

Here are just a few issues Governor Romney has apparently changed positions on:

 Before-‘These carbon emission limits will provide real and immediate progress.’ ^[1]

After-‘Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore.’

Before-‘Based on the numbers of American Muslims… I cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified.’ ^[1]

After-‘A person should not be elected because of his faith nor should he be rejected because of his faith.’

Before-‘I believe the tax on capital gains should be zero.’ ^[1]

After-‘It’s a tax cut for fat cats.’ ^[2]

 Before-‘Roe v. Wade has gone too far.’ ^[1]

After-‘I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years we should sustain and support it.’ ^[2]

Before-‘I’m not in favor of privatizing Social Security or making cuts.’ ^[1]

After-‘Social Security’s the easiest and that’s because you can give people a personal account.’ ^{[2] Source-Mittromneyflipflops}

So how does Romney bury these past demons?  Romney is hoping to win the Republican nomination almost by default as the 22% candidate, and then move on to the general election where he would present a formidable challenge if the economy continues to tank further under the failed policies and non-leadership of President Obama.

Regardless of what his detractors may say about him, Romney is “presidential” and is clear and away a better alternative even on his worst day to President Barack Obama, and I actually believe that even Kermit the Frog would be able to defeat Obama at this point- but we’re a long ways away.

So how will Romney be able to win over those Conservative Republicans that do not trust or believe in his message-the ones that call him a ‘RINO’ Republican candidate?

It may not be that easy for Romney to win these folks over simply because there may be too many instances during his political career that solidified the perception that Romney is your typical career politician.  Add to that his unapologetic support of RomneyCare in Massachusetts, and you may be looking at a candidate that has burned too many bridges to win a national election.

If Romney wins the nomination, will he attempt to refocus his attention to conservatives and refine his message to them in order to restore their trust, or will he hope that enough voters will vote “anyone but Obama” in 2012?