[Finny]

Aren’t you at all concerned with Romney’s record? I mean, that’s what you’d end up voting for. You don’t get to just vote “against” Obama — you have to also vote FOR something.

[paudio]

People vote for whatever reason they vote. Whether against or for something it doesn't matter. While it's true that "voting for" is usually a strong predictor of winning, it's also true that in some extreme cases "voting against" yields a good result. I believe this year is one of those cases.

The ship to have somebody else in top presidential ticket has sailed. I partly blame conservatives with their inability to rally behind one candidate against Romney for that. Being whinny that Romney campaign was ruthless in attacking other primary candidates didn't help. If other candidates couldn't win under Romney's attacks, what pray could they have against 0bama & Co.?