Post 168
I will support (campaign for, contribute to, vote for) the candidate that best represents my views and has proven that they can ably promote those views. I can’t change reality, I can only vote for the candidates on the ballot that I think most closely represent my views.
I am not a “supporter” of Romni but did vote for him in the primary because I felt he was the best of a weak group. I was originally interested in Huchabee but the more I saw of him the more he troubled me. Thompson had a lot of supporters here and his views did more closely represent mine but his lack of executive experience and his complete collapse during “Chinagate” made me doubt that he was up to the job.
Sarah Palin has to demonstrate that she is up to the job (her resigning didn’t help), if she thinks she’s had it tough so far will she stand up to what President Bush did for eight years.
His experience dwarfed the man who eventually won the White House, but be that as it may, I'm only voting for those who represent my views, primary or general. If that means that a 100% liberal gets into office instead of a 75% liberal, then I'll accept full responsibility for no candidate bothering to run on a platform I could vote for. My vote is no longer free.