The Real (Moderate) Mitt Romney Finally Stands Up

Mitt Romney, believing with good reason that he has the Republican nomination sewn up (or at least that if anything gets in the way at this point, it will be too bizarre to plan for), has turned from attacks on his fellow Republican contenders to concentrate on President Barack Obama.

This is the campaign’s Etch A Sketch moment: time to shake the slate clean of its hard-right positions and start again. In other words: Flip now, flop later. With Romney’s primary victories yesterday in Wisconsin, Maryland and the District of Columbia, now it’s later.