Im for ABO but Romney is going to lose and I don’t think it’s going to be conservatives that will not vote for him. I think the precious moderates and independents will not be inspired enough with this milquetoast, bland, uncharismatic, no core, wooden and plastic of a candidate we got -— they’ll just stick with the one they already got even if they don’t like him either, that being Obama
And you believe that Rick Santorum or Newt Gingrich will inspire moderates and independents ?
No I didn’t say that. I’m not advocating for any of these GOP clowns but it’s clear that Romney is weak and has all of the attributes of all of the recent Presidential losers - flip flopped, wooden, out of touch, uninspiring,....etc. You know that he’s all of that and more and it’s very sad what’s going to most likely happen
Ann Coulter? John Boehner? Is that you?
How do you think Newt won back the House in 1994 after 40 years? He knows how to market a conservative message to independents more than anyone else out there. He speaks in plain English and explains the practical benefits of conservatism with specific examples. And at least Rick Santorum provides a clear contrast to Obama, which will inspire people to vote if they are truly unhappy with Obama's presidency. You give them Romney, who's message is he'll do the same things as Obama but he'll just do them better, and they will start doubting that Obama is that bad of a president at all. And unless they think the incumbent is truly terrible, they're not likely to take a chance replacing him with an unknown.
It's thinking like yours that brought us Romney. You "assume" independents will only vote for middling, murky moderates. Therefore you throw true conservatives under the bus and support a guy you probably don't even like much because you think you're some genius political strategist who's outsmarted everybody. Then you'll act shocked in November when you realize you weren't the only one who disliked your moderate candidate, everyone else does too.
That's why voting with your heart in the primary works. Because that's how people will be voting in November. If your vote now is based on some convoluted strategy, then it will be a poor predictor of how people vote in November because they'll be voting with their heart.