I am honestly firmly convinced that many here on FreeRepublic really don’t want Obama defeated. I’m not a psychologist, but it seems that so many would rather complain about the “bad candidate” than actually do something about it.
Here in Western PA, I have still not seen an Obama sign. I have seen plenty of Romney/Ryan signs, including the two in my own yard.
Conservatism can turn from a viewpoint with larger reasons to exist into a fetish of its own accord, and then this sort of thing happens. More respectable are the folks who map out some kind of plausible plan for how Peroting Obama back into office will be a better long term strategy for taking the country “back.” They may or may not be correct about the chances for their plan, but at least they are being rational about it.
You are correct. There are many non-conservatives on the FR.
That’s O.K. honesty is all we ask. However there are TROLLS out here who may claim conservatism( usually have patriotic tag-names) but whose purpose is to deceive and distort.