Let’s not get carried away with the idea that, since pro-lifers, pro-Bush Republicans, opponents of illegal immigration, and very conservative voters picked Romney over McCain, what is going on here is some kind of ideological hijacking of the Republican party. Yes, Romney beat McCain among Florida primary voters who want abortion to be illegal. But McCain got 29 percent of their votes and Romney beat him by only 6 points. By my rough calculation, 43 percent of McCain supporters in Florida were pro-lifers, compared to 52 percent of Florida primary voters. Plenty of McCain’s supporters are pro-lifers and conservatives.