Perhaps, like many, the two are not that terribly different. Both say one thing while campaigning and do other things when elected. Also, the context here is important. Even in your excerpt, it is the final nominee they were asking about. Wouldn’t most endorse a rock if it were the alternative to Obama?
Really? I'm tired of being offered a choice between a bat to the head or a knife to the gut.
NO MORE RINOs!!!
You say "anybody but Obama? Say Rev Wright runs as a Republican. Based on Karl Rove's recent behavior, it wouldn't surpise me. Would you vote for Rev Wright? You said "anybody but Obama." Wright would fit your criteria.
This example is an exageration; but when wishy washy small "r" Republicans express a desire to vote for Socialism light, old "Turd Blossom" Rove is happy to give it to us.
Demand a candidate that actually represents us.