Reinventing yourself as a politician is not like installing a new Kohler kitchen faucet and appliances in a kitchen renovation. Sometimes you can’t make changes a third time. Take a look at Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter. Specter thought he could switch parties and ride the popularity of Barack Obama. But Specter didn’t count on one thing – Obama’s popularity went on the decline.

Flip floppng is never a good thing for a candidate. Mitt Romney took a hit as a presidential candidate last year for his apparent change of heart on abortion and other candidates do have had their words used against them. Unfortunately, there are always times when changing your opinion can be a good thing.