[ScottinVA]

In a close race, with all our die-hard, “true conservative” Freepers voting for Virgil Goode to send the GOP a message, we might as well get used to the idea of 4 more years of Obama and the death of the Republic.

Why do you imply this will be a close race? Have you had a look at the RCP electoral map lately? Obama will have a rock-solid guarantee of 260+ EVs before the first vote is tabulated on election day.

Romney is being nominated to placate the mushy middle in order to hold the House and maybe get close to a tie in the Senate.

[StAnDeliver]

"Have you had a look at the RCP electoral map lately?"

There is a map that looks a lot like what you said: Obama at "260+ EV" -- 266 to be exact -- and Mittens with 272 and the win.

[Beagle8U]

“Why do you imply this will be a close race? Have you had a look at the RCP electoral map lately?”

RCP is meaningless Bullsquat. A polling average that gives wildly biased push-polls equal weight with legitimate polls.