Oh, I agree. Crist is definitely out in my opinion. I honestly cannot support McCain on his own, he really has to show me that he’s willing to take some of these issues that are not just conservative issues, but deeply important issues of America’s future, such as out of control spending or the illegal invasion. If he’s just going to be a “moderate” then I cannot say I will support him at this time.
That said, Romney would be a good choice, for me at least.
I’d vote for Crist before I’d vote for Romney, and that is not a compliment.
McCain has made cutting spending one of his core issues.
That is not a problem with him.
Neither is Iraq, obviously.
I think those are the two most important issues when choosing a president, and the reasons why McCain won the nomination.
Romney’s ability to speak lucidly about all the issues may have been his undoing.
McCain only had two - Iraq and Washington pork (that’s one more issue than Giuliani had.) And just like Rudy, he mentioned his issue(s) every chance he got. Just like Obama mentions “hope” and “change”. Repeating the same simplistic message over and over works in politics. It gives that candidate ownership of that message, and suddenly only that candidate stands for that issue in the minds of voters.
How could any Democrat not vote for Obama’s message of “change”? If you don’t vote for Obama then you are voting for President Bush to stay in office for life!
Sounds pretty dumb, yes, but that’s the voting public for you.