Are conservatives more/less likely to vote for Bush compared to Romney in 2012?

[CountryClassSF]

Romney made no GOTV efforts with conservatives.  He was a hard-left candidate.  

Bush and Romney are practically the same, but Bush is honest about his beliefs, he's not going to go around pretending he's a "severe conservative" in such a condescending manner that Romney did.

Now, I'm not for Bush being the nominee, but I do think there is some evidence of his outreach towards the conservative community.  He frequently discusses religious freedom issues, while Romney looked as if he was about to pass a gallstone every time he uttered the words "pro-life."

Bush also doesn't have Stu Stevens on his advisory team, who advised Romney to be a single issue econ candidate.

I would vote for Bush if he's the nominee, but only because of the Supreme Court issue.  That's about the only reason I'll have.

However, if Trump does run as an independent, depending on where the race is, I would not rule out the possibility of supporting Trump.

[CountryClassSF]

The irony is that Jeb's RECORD is definitely more conservative than Romney's who really only became a conservative when he decided to run for president.

Yep. But there are concerns about his positions *today.*  Granted, he's (albeit, slightly) better than Romney on the social issues in the sense that he's comfortable talking about them.

[CountryClassSF]

In Florida, Jeb Bush cut taxes by $18 billion, reduced the size of state government by thousands of workers, increased state reserves by $8 billion, enacted medical liability reform, fought for medicaid reform, enacted school choice, stood up for the second amendment, and he opposed $2 billion in new spending.

What have Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, or Ben Carson done for conservatives? They talk a great game, but what have they actually done? Donald Trump was a socialist until he wasn't, and even now he's for protectionist trade policies and is the kind of corporate bailouts and subsidies.

Furthermore, Governor Bush's position on immigration is more fiscally conservative than those who believe we should spend trillions deporting people.

It's not fiscally conservative to reward people who refused to follow rules. You don't have to deport people.  You just have to make them not want to come here. The way to do that is for a national-style Prop 187.  Many who stay here will eventually leave if it is impossible for them to earn a living or to go to a hospital.
 
Many cheap labor Republicans  (and vote-hungry Democrats) WANT the illegal aliens here - and that position is out of step with the conservative base.