Yeah.
I’m just not excited about our choices for 2012 yet, just like I couldn’t get excited about 2008.
After 4 years of Socialism in the late ‘70’s I knew exactly who The Man was going into the 1980 cycle. I don’t have that warm fuzzy yet on 2012.
“OK, so now we know whom the author doesn’t like. Which potential candidate does he like?” -Salvey
I deliberately left that out because no matter WHO I say I support for President, a great deal of acrimony and support would ensue. I’ve been down that road many times and I will reveal that in the future. THIS is not the time because I didn’t want that to become the focal point.
As I wrote in the potential -solution- I propounded in the essay - I would enthusiastically support -ANY- GOP candidate who won the -MAJORITY - of the votes in a runoff between the top two primary candidates.
A mandatory runoff election would do a great deal to stop the disillusionment of our party’s base. We are a conservative party with an adequate, conservative platform. We have lost too many elections while running liberal candidates with positions antithetical to our platform. That only happens -because- of the diluting of conservative votes among too many primary choices.
I think it is fine to have many conservatives from which to choose; but without a required majority and run-off election, we get an odious consequence. We all end up with the candidate MOST of us detest. We get hi-jacked by the minority faction of our party.
Subsequently, I don’t believe Romney would have a chance if a majority were required. He benefits most under the current system.