In at least 14 blue states -- + D.C. -- Virgil Goode's chance of gaining the electoral votes of those states is exactly the same as Romney.
If these others are so pure, why don't they stay in the Republican party and fight and strengthen the Republican party?...Let's deal in reality, folks.
Let's deal with "reality"...
Not so many elections ago...the GoP had 35-36% of the registered voter pie.
Now? Now, it's down to 29%
You see, when your "big tent" gets so big that it doesn't really stand for anything anymore, then, yes, you're going to chase away plenty.
Now, obviously, the "leakage" has gone in many directions. Some liberal kids of conservative parents have bailed. Some have become libertarian independents. Some don't like GoP environmental policies.
But plenty have left because of the pro-abortion acceptance within the GoP.
Because if you can't stand for the least of these...then every other "right" is worthless in embracing.
For President, the time for selecting the ideal candidates was the primary. We didn't, mainly because no real candidate was perfect enough to satisfy the SoCons. Romney is what we have. We'll try harder next time.
If you are going to vote third party--you are pro-abortion. It's that simple.