“However, if Romney wins the nomination, will you vote for him?”
Yes, yes I will.
That’s the only answer a true conservative can give. Whether one supports Romney or not (and I don’t), if he wins the nomination the only strategically sound course of action is to vote for him. Staying home or voting third party will be a vote for Obama. Conservatives actually benefited from this effect in 2000—without Nader in the race, we would have inaugurated President Gore in 2001.
Any conservative who refuses to vote for the GOP nominee in 2012, whomever that may be, is not a conservative at all, but a showboater who is more concerned with perceptions and social standing than with defeating BHO.
That’s the only answer a true conservative can give. Whether one supports Romney or not (and I don’t), if he wins the nomination the only strategically sound course of action is to vote for him. Staying home or voting third party will be a vote for Obama. Conservatives actually benefited from this effect in 2000—without Nader in the race, we would have inaugurated President Gore in 2001.
Any conservative who refuses to vote for the GOP nominee in 2012, whomever that may be, is not a conservative at all, but a showboater who is more concerned with perceptions and social standing than with defeating BHO.