Having Romney as the candidate would be the best thing for Obama because it could suppress the conservative vote, which would affect not only the presidential election but also all the candidates down-ballot.
I think the people who are backing Romney are doing so because they believe he is “electable”. But if what you’re saying is true, Joe Blow from off the street is “electable”.
We need to fight to keep Romney from being the GOP candidate. What’s the difference between the feds coercing people into performing abortions against their will and a STATE coercing people into performing abortions against their will? It’s tyranny either way, and as long as our candidate is just as bad as Obama on Obamacare we’ve shot ourselves in the foot on an issue that resonates with 60-75% of the public.
Actually there is a huge difference. You can move from a state freely. That's the whole point of our federal system: States can experiment with (even really bad) stuff, and people can vote with their feet. Leaving the US is a whole different thing.
That said, RomneyCare did lay the groundwork for ObamaCare - including mandated abortions - and for that I can't forgive Romney.
Romney as the candidate will not keep this conservative from voting for him. I swore for years here on fr that I would nevernevernever vote for McCain. I voted for McCain. I know now that I can’t have the candidate I want but I can get rid of the more dangerous one. It’s silly to say that Romney is equivalent to Obama. I know a lot of people here who voted for him in 08!! So, speak for yourself. We never had a candidate that could beat Romney, sad to say. Palin / Rubio / Ryan didn’t run.