Admit it, you’re a one-issue person. The fact that the very future of this republic was on the table meant nothing to you because, by gosh, you were going to vote on the abortion issue and that alone.
The "very future of the Republic" is always "on the table" during every election.
There are people who believe that abortion is the defining moral issue of our time. You may think that sounds crazy, but is it more or less crazy than your suggestion that this country can't survive without a President Romney?
The 2012 election is over. As to the two most successful presidential candidates, one liberal won and one liberal lost. Maybe it's time that we forget the 2012 election and prepare a bit better for the next one.