Good answer.
I will never skip a general election or waste my vote in order to ‘send a message’. My preference of republican candidates in descending order would be:
1) Duncan Huntere (i’ve already given up on him as not viable)
2) Fred Thompson (hoping his campaign will show some signs of life)
3) Mitt Romney (some management skills, currently professes correct positions on most issues, doubts about his wafflyness)
4) McCain (many of his stands have irrated me, but he has been firm on the WOT, Life, and fiscal restraint, also a genuine hero despite his irratating temper)
5) Guiliani (way too much personal baggage and not a conservative, but better than hillary)
6) Huckabee (some wacky positions have emerged, and he would be smeered by the press as a wacky televangilist)
7) Tancredo (I like him but he has no chance at all, he’s sacrificed his political viability to be a hero on one issue)
I would vote for any of these before considering a vote for Clinton, Obama or Edwards.
The only candidate in the republican field who would make me consider Clinton or Edwards is Ron Paul, and no candidate would make me consider Obama.
If Paul is the nominee, there is a small chance I may stay
home. My nose is too big to hold and vote for Hillary or Barack
or Johnny boy.