In November, there are only three options available to us (vote Romney, vote Obama, abstain) and only two outcomes possible (Obama wins, Romney wins).
Tell us your preference.
I disagree with your assessment - I will be voting for a Conservative - Goode or Hoefling... or perhaps a Libertarian, which would be the next best thing.
Stop telling us what you are against, and tell us who you want to win in November. And if you can, do not respond with name-calling and saying I'm a godless Romneybot or Obama supporter.
I don't vote *against*, I vote *for* a candidate - I will be voting *for* the closest thing to a Reagan Conservative I can get... Providing the candidate is palatable according to Conservative principles - And that candidate is 'who I want to win.'
As I see it, we've lost in this election cycle. [...]
Not necessarily. The TEA Parties are a powerful thing.
The only rational thing to be discussing now, is who will do the least damage over the next four years, and why. Meanwhile, spend our time productively to replace as many RINOs with Conservatives as we can over the next election cycles.
The I would highly suggest supporting Conservatism at all levels, to include the presidency. Give Conservatives someone to vote *for* and they will come a'running. Allow a liberal to carry the Conservative mantle, and they will stay home - and that will certainly effect the down-ticket that you seem to be concerned with.
I can understand your choice. Essentially you don't care whether Romney or Obama wins, and will accept either outcome.
Meanwhile, if Romney wins, it puts him on notice that, unless he runs his presidency conservatively, he will not get conservative support in 2016, and may even get a primary challenger (I'm personally in favor of WI gov Scott Walker -- a man who has demonstrated that he will actually fight for conservative principles, and actually win).
I think Romney cares more about winning, than any ideological position.