So you will vote for Romney...... and ‘x’, including ‘x’ being Gingrich, or Rick as long as they don’t stay in too long, and end up helping Romney being the nominee?
Not necessarily, McCain was able to get my vote last time, only because he picked a VP that I could support (and convince myself that she would influence policy). If Newt or Rick stayed in the race just to split the vote and give the nod to Romney just to land the VP slot, then I would find the entire ticket too distasteful to support.
However, I’m not so sure I can bring myself to vote for Romney under any circumstances, so it is probably a moot point. If either engineer is driving the train to Hell, does it matter that much if one train is going slower?