[MrEdd]

Romney was just as bad a candidate, and equally unelectable. The problem wasn't when Romney withdrew, it was that so many wasted time and money on him Instead of a conservative. The Right to lifers, certain Christians, Second amendment people, and anti gay agenda people see Romney the way you see McCain. They were never going to be placated, and Romney was a wasted effort.

[MaxFlint]

Romney was just as bad a candidate, and equally unelectable. The problem wasn't when Romney withdrew, it was that so many wasted time and money on him Instead of a conservative. The Right to lifers, certain Christians, Second amendment people, and anti gay agenda people see Romney the way you see McCain. They were never going to be placated, and Romney was a wasted effort.

My argument is Romney was a much better candidate for the general election than McCain. McCain is nuts. All his great polling in matchups is based on his honeymoon with the liberal media covering up his many character flaws. Under the media glare Romney would hold up much better as a human being. McCain, in addition to being a flip flopper like Mitt, is a genuinely creepy guy.

I do believe Mitt is an economic conservative. That's his only strong point for conservatives. McCain's only strong point is the war, which is the least popular issue for reaching out to centrists in the general election.