What you are arguing in favor of it to mitigate the damage of our loss. Because the day Romney becomes the Republican candidate that’s the day we lost the election. Then the election is about how bad is the damage going to be. And will the country survive four more years when we can try again.
Yes. Conservatives will have some influence with Romney. Obama, unleashed as a 2nd term President, is unthinkable...and he hates us.
Romney is certainly no ideal (not my 1st, 2nd, or even 3rd choice), but he is far less dangerous than Obama.
That is undeniable.