The wrong question. Here is what needs to be determined:
Who best serves all three conservative factions. We do not win by voting against the opposition. We win by voting *FOR* Conservative principles.
Who can serve the Christian Right?Who can serve the Financial Conservatives? Who can serve the Civil Libertarians and Federalists?
Who can serve the Military/Foreign Policy Conservatives?
Who can do ALL of the above without causing any of the above to compromise their basic immovable principles? United we stand. Divided, we Obama.
On the surface, the only one who has something for everyone is Perry... Even though the quality of what he offers is lacking, at least he covers the bases. Bachmann and Cain while more respected, at least by me, have nothing to offer the Military vote. *No* Foreign Policy experience. Whatever other arguments one might have are nixed by this simple fact. If you don't give the Mil conservatives what they want, they will support another, and the conservative vote is split.
Without the orchestrated votes of all conservative factions, it is hard to win. And, btw, without the Christian Right, it is impossible.
That being said, I am a 1%er, cannot vote for any of them, and probably will sit this one out. My 2 cents.
Draft DeMint. Then we'd have something.
Well, when I say conservative I mean conservative in all of the above plus border security. If you’re missing in any of the areas you mentioned, you’re not a conservative. Romney misses in all factions. He’s an ultra progressive.