We need a republican in the White House to appoint conservative judges, like Scalia,Alito,or Thomas. Yes I know Romney is a RINO, but he’s the nominee, so you better get behind him. If you sit on the sidelines we could end up with Obummer for another 4 yrs, and then where would you be?
If you’re able to think strategically, you might understand that the electorate is divided among the liberals, independents, and conservatives. Libs and conservatives make up the base of their parties and are generally safe votes for their parties. The independents, the swing vote, becomes the deciding factor in an election. A candidate must attract the swing vote, and to do that, they can’t be at the extreme end of the political spectrum, or at least not campain from that position. I would have crawled across broken glass to vote for a true tea party conservative, but such a candidate would not have attracted the middle, and we’d have another 4 yrs of president Zero.
In my opinion, it’s vastly more important to win back the Senate and maintain control of the House, than it is to have a true conservative in the White House. And it’s much easier to get your tea partiers in congress than it is to elect one to the presidency. Congress sets the budget and agenda, the president just gets to sign their legislation. Think about it.
I have thought about it. Electing more RINOs will get us more RINOs. The lesser of two evils is still evil. No more.
Actually you’re missing a key piece and that’s enthusiasm. If you win the middle but your base is turned off you will lose the election.
Obama could win the middle and his base could stay home and we’d win. Or Romney could pitch every liberal/moderate idea out there and his base would stay home.