Question: So, Romney clearly isn’t your cup of tea. Therefore, the only other viable nominee looks to be Obama. Is there nothing that Romney has to offer that would prompt you to vote for him or vote against Obama by voting for Romney? Since you are a conservative, wouldn’t no vote at all for POTUS be, in effect, a vote for Obama?
Now, I fully understand your firm position on the Romney issue, but I don’t understand how Obama ends up a better choice then Romney at any level and on practically any issue, especially since Obama will go hard left if re-elected and not subject to being elected again, except perhaps in another country.
I’m not a shill for Romney, I’m just attempting to understand the outcome of those posting here that appear to be electing not to vote at the POTUS level or even vote for Obama. I just don’t get the value of the possible result - the re-election of Obama.
No. Votes not cast are not counted. It's as purely simple as that. If 50 million people did not vote, those votes do not count for anyone. It is not a hard concept to grasp.
You are trying to make an argument that the GOP is entitled to my vote, they are not. If your argument were accepted by everyone there would be no conservative movement at all, the GOPe would reign supreme and Free Republic would be nothing but an echo chamber for the country club establishment elite.
If we voted for whatever they served up, then we have shown that conservative principles are utterly meaningless. We will show that they do NOT have to listen to us at all, because they have our votes no matter what. How will they further conservatism? It won't.
I am a conservative, Romney is not. It's simple to grasp.