“The election is Obama vs Romney and I think Romney will surround himself with much less dangerous people, although Obama is bad enough.”
Maybe, maybe not. I expect that willard will surround himself with people who will do as much or more lasting damage, just over a longer time horizon. And ultimately, if you view the future as including some fairly significant structural shifts in how parts of the country are governed, then which of these guys win is of less consequence.
Texas and Arizona are more going to determine the course of things at this point.