"No matter what, I WILL NOT vote for Newt. If he became, heaven forbid, the Republican nominee, he still will not get my vote."
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I'm a Paul supporter. I feel sure that Paul is the only one who can beat Obama. Newt and Santorum make me physically ill. Romney is a RINO. But I can assure you that, no matter who the Republican nominee is, I will vote for him.
Newt is not Romney. Between Romneycare, his liberal track record, and his sleazy campaign, Romney has alienated many conservatives.
Why do Gingrich and Santorum make you physically ill unless you’re a godless libertarian? Also, Obama would destroy the old and feeble Paul on foreign policy.
Hi giotto,
this is where we will differ. I do sympathize, and understand why you feel as you do. And with many possible candidates, I might reflect on doing the same thing. But I’m not being coy, awaiting Willard’s attempts to win my vote, or waiting until sheer numbers force other possible candidates to recant and leave the field. If he becomes the nominee, he will not get my vote.
In the 2008 campaign, I spent far more time than was prudent trying to write to various parties, both to learn more of what they purported to stand for, and to ask questions. McCain, in particular, was a sore point. I strenuously disagreed with a number of his choices. Yet I voted for him. Why? Sarah Palin. The combination of one tired, sad loaf of candidate and one energetic and decently honest person made both my wonderful wife and I hold our proverbial noses and vote for Senator Sad Sack. Even with the “I’ll stop campaigning for TARP” garbage. Never again. The RNC will nominate a decent, even if imperfect candidate, to gain my vote. Willard is not, nor can he ever be, that candidate. If he is nominated, I will not, and indeed, as a Catholic, CANNOT vote for him. I cannot vote for those who support abortion, or same sex union, so on. Not a chance.
As I said, I understand. And I’d not hold it against you, should you vote for him out of unity and getting weaselbreath out of the white house. But I cannot join you in it. I hope that you understand.