No. The criteria should be ‘Is this the best person for America?
Winning with trash gets us more trash.
This is exactly the type of attitude I was referring to, and I'm surprised. I think you're better than that.
If you and I were the only two people with primary votes, what you're saying here would make a lot more sense. But like it or not, Romney is going to pick up a ton of delegates in places that he can't win in the general election.
What we can do on places like this website -the only thing, really -is to get our ducks in a row and pick a champion, instead of wasting time figuring things like which candidate made the most enthusiastic attacks on gay marriage (or whatever political topic is in fashion that week). If we fail to do that, we end up with Romney, and, ultimately, Hillary.
The point about "The best candidate who can win" refers to guys like Santorum. Love him. Love his politics. But can he win? I say "no," and I move on to someone who can. Even if it means I have to be called a RINO on this website.
As of now, my candidate is probably Walker, should he choose to run. The next question becomes "Can he win. I'm still not convinced yet, but he as a year to prove he can.