Early Quote by Steve Kornacki

I've always viewed Mitt Romney as a very conservative person.

— Jason Chaffetz

Romney was about as conservative as George W Bush in 2000.

— Harry Enten

Romney's Obama-era CPAC struggles spoke to a challenge his '12 campaign never overcame: to shore up the GOP's restive conservative base in a way…

— Steve Kornacki

When I hear Governor Mitt Romney in his speech talk about how the Republican Party must stand for legitimate conservative values. They don't.

— Rush Limbaugh

I think Romney is just as liberal or almost just as liberal as President Obama. He's trying to act like a conservative, but I…

— Jim Bob Duggar

As governor of California in 1970, Reagan endeared himself to millions of conservatives nationwide when he publicly rebuked the anti-war movement that was exploding…

— Jackson Katz

Christie led the way - with a bulldozer. The governor is blunt, brash, and self-consciously authentic, the antithesis to what turns off today's voters:…

— Ron Fournier

Ron Paul's CPAC appearances perfectly captured the nature and limits of his political appeal. His libertarian message, non-interventionist views and devotion to the gold…

— Steve Kornacki

Every candidate is going to come to you and say they are the most conservative person that ever lived.

— Ted Cruz

I was a Mitt Romney Republican because he was pro-business.

— John Catsimatidis

The most conservative persons I ever met are college undergraduates.

— Woodrow Wilson

I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not had to go back and thoroughly think through everything.…

— Clarence Thomas