I think there is room for compromise between more moderate Republicans and most of the Democrats. There is no room for compromise between Tea Party and Democrats. A Tea Party candidate has to have control of both houses of congress in order to implement any of his platform.Although, I don't care much for Romney, of all the Republican hopefuls, he stands the best chance of actually getting something done. He isn't so far to the right that he can't garner some support from Democrats in Congress while reining in most Republicans. Unless the Republicans sweep both houses of Congress, Cain or Perry will face the same problem Obama faces in dealing with Congress.
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Do you really think the Democrats aren't going to be lock step against ANYTHING Romney proposes? That's pretty much what they were with Bush after the post-9/11 glow faded. That's what the REpublcians were with both Clinton and Obama.
The whole notion of "bipartisanship" is a fallacy. If the opposing party goes along with you, it's because they've realized they'll be slitting their own throats if they don't.
In Bush's later years in office, it wasn't just Democrats in lockstep against him. He lost support of many Republicans in Congress and nearly 3/4 of the country.