“The Romney-ites have been spreading their “huff and their puff and we’ll blow the White House down” hubris too broadly...they should focus on the swing states — and stop with the (sometimes) nastiness aimed at voters and potential voters that won’t matter in the electoral vote scheme of things.”
I don’t see Romney as much of an improvement over Obama. I don’t think either should be POTUS. I think people should vote third party to send a message that neighter are OK. I don’t care if it is a swing state, red state, or blue state. We all agree that Obama is a poor/dangerous POTUS and doesn’t deserve reelection. However, like Jim Robinson, I cannot support Romney as an alternative to Obama. I don’t want either. At least, by voting third party, it “may” (if enough will help) deny either man more than 40% of the vote. They cannot claim a mandate in that case.
The primary process is horribly flawed. There is no way Romney could have won if there was some form of runoff elections in the process. However, Romney ran a dirty campaign and spent more time attacking conservatives than he did Obama. Plus, he just plain bought the election with the backing of the GOP establishment. I cannot back such a system anymore. So, I will not vote for Romney. And I don’t think any real (full conservative - social, defense, & fiscal) should give him and the GOPe their backing.
(I won't be, either...voting for Virgil Goode)
I don’t see Romney as much of an improvement over Obama. I don’t think either should be POTUS
(Agreed)
At least, by voting third party, it “may” (if enough will help) deny either man more than 40% of the vote. They cannot claim a mandate in that case.
I wish that would be true; I don't see more than 6% who would vote third party...and even that is a major departure from previous elections if that were to occur...
My "purple state" comment was meant to say, "OK, even when we look thru the lens of the pragmatic utilitarian political relativist voter, the ONLY possible 'stampede' by way of fear approach that they could even begin to justify are the swing states. The fact that they don't apply even their own pragmatic worldview to the state-by-state electoral process tells me that when they say 'ABO' -- it's only a euphemism for 'pro-Romney.' If they were TRUE 'ABO' voters, they wouldn't be so defensive about people putting forth third-party alternatives to Obama in the blue and red states...And that the 'purple' states should be the only ones effecting their uneasyness."