I prefer the Duck over Mitt.
Don’t you?
Longbow, you’ve been a conservative for a long time. Can you look me in the eye and say, “Mitt Romney is a solid conservative.”?
Of course not. Romney has no record of being a conservative. I don't really know what he is other than a polished politician.
That really isn't the point though. Even if Romney turns out to be the squish we all assume, he still answers to the Republican party and is still vastly better to the Barrack Obama we KNOW we are getting. Federal Court nominations alone are a good enough reason to work night and day to make sure Mitt defeats Obama.
I have no problem with voting pragmatically. My vote is not an affirmative endorsement of anyone, it is simply used to achieve the best option available at the time. That means using it to cancel out an Obama voter in the swing state of Virginia.