[jagusafr]

Surely you’re not saying that sticking by one’s principles is stupidity. Isn’t that what true conservatism is all about? Living by a set of principles and keeping one’s word “even when it hurts”?

[fish hawk]

It is a great thing to have high principles and morals BUT one does not have to quit thinking and look at the “long run”. In stead of saying, I'm not voting for Romney even if it puts this Idiot Obama back in for four more years, why not say, Okay, I don't care much at all for Romney but he is the one running against a total disaster. I will vote for him now because I have to but after he is in, I will shoot for raising up a real Conservative to put in after Romney's first term. I'm saying THINK, THINK THINK, people. Principles and morals are NOT stupid, people are.

[greyfoxx39]

Anyone who believes that Mitt Romney can defeat Obama is in denial.

The dislike of Romney's personality and arrogance will keep Obama in power.

Remember high school? Romney is the guy from the prep school on the hill who would drive his Cadillac convertible by your public school at noon hour sneering at the commoners. ("I'll bet you $10,000.) He's STILL doing the same thing. He believes just what is going on in this thread, that he doesn't have to do anything except be the "Not Obama".

His nasty campaign tactics will be fruitless against Obama, because the Obama campaign will be relentless in every way including Mitt's mormonism.

Regardless of the pandering of SOME religious leaders, there are many Evangelicals who will refuse to pull the lever for him. The demonization by Mitt of the other Republican candidates will come back to bite him in the butt.

Obama will again rally the youth vote and the pro-abortion forces, the minorities, the PC crowd and the unions (look for Mitt to flip to pro-choice) and don't ignore the voter fraud.

Dorky Mitt Romney against the "cool black man"...no way in hell. There are too many voters who are waiting for their share of Obama's stash.