Where did ifinnegan write or imply that conservatives “OWE” their votes to liberals like Romney? Where also did he write or imply we have to support the Republican “regardless of how leftist a GOP nominee may be?” It seems to me ifinnegan was simply saying it’s better to vote for the best candidate one can get.
There may be some rare circumstances where the Republican is arguably worse than the Democrat. For example, Mitch McConnell as the majority leader of the senate could conceivably do far more damage to conservative causes than a newbie Democrat. I say conceivably because it’s a tough call.
I don’t see anyone on my side of the argument making the claim that it’s easy to vote for RINOs or that we OWE them our votes. In fact, they run a very real risk of losing every time they thumb their noses at us. Regardless, that’s a separate issue than the theme of this thread. Do we hold our noses and vote for the lesser evil to stop a greater one?
It’s not black and white, because there are different degrees of evil. No Republican candidate will ever be 100% pure and too few even make it to 80%. The question is, does one vote for a 10, 20, or 30% ally to stop a 0% enemy?
Funny, some certain posters have spent this entire thread telling the rest of us that we must vote for liberal republicans or else we are supporting the democrat.
Another or two said that opposing abortion supports abortion...
Personally, I reject that way of looking at the problem. You can have 99.9% of the finest wine in the cup, but it won't matter if the other smidgeon is cyanide.
The proper question, in my opinion, is "what are your non-negotiables"?
I know what mine are. Do you?
IF ifinnegan did not vote for Myth Romney, all he/she has to do is say so. If a near absolute leftist is the best major party candidate available, then one should vote third party or not at all.
Romney is an absolute pro-abort and always has been since a cousin of his died in an illegal botched abortion in about 1962 rather than either use birth control or take time off from college to bear the child (and give it up for adoption?). His father was a pro-abort. His mother campaigned for the Senate as a pro-abort BEFORE Roe vs. Wade.
Romney enthusiastically favors gay everything. When the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court somehow "discovered" that the Massachusetts Constitution written by John Adams, the Elder, actually guaranteed a right to gay marriage (imagine John Adams' surprise at this discovery) but left it to the legislature to deal with the details, Myth immediately swung into action and ordered town clerks to issue "gay""marriage" licenses immediately or be sued by his office.
Did Myth or any other known male member of his family ever serve in the US military in war or in peace? No.
Is Myth the grandfather of Obozocare by his program of Romneycare? Did Romneycare ever require funding of abortion and transgender surgeries? Yes on all counts.
Those who whine that conservatives refusing to vote for Myth Romney elected or wanted to re-elect Obozo are saying that we OWE our votes to the GOP's company store. We don't. We won't. If the GOP wants our votes, it damn well needs to learn that the GOP won't get them unless and until it nominates candidates WORTH VOTING FOR IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. It is not enough not to be a Demonrat.
When Myth Romney runs against Obozo Or, God forbid, Slick Hilly, the best candidate is inevitably a third party candidate or none at all.
10%, 20%, 30%??? To stop a 0% enemy? They are all enemies. The answer is NO!