Does ANYONE read the constitution?
The House can ONLY select from the top 3 vote getters.
Last I saw “someone like Romney” isn’t on the ballot.
No one is "on the ballot" yet. The Electoral College hasn't met yet. It is possible (though very highly unlikely) that faithless electors could prevent any candidate from having a majority and, at the same time, provide a third name for the House of Representatives to consider.
It’s top three vote getters in the electoral college, not popular vote. If Romney or whoever gets 37 of the Republican electors, the vote goes to the house would pick between Trump the witch and whoever those voters picked.
The electoral college doesn’t have ballots. They write down whatever name they want on a piece of paper.
The top three EV recipients. If an Elector goes rogue and votes for Mickey Mouse, as a natural-born citizen of requisite age, he could be elected by the House. So, if Romney or some other “better” Republican were to get even one EV, the House could, in theory, elect him.