Also, there is a vast sea of relatively uninvolved voters, who imagine that their only duty is to go to the polls on election day, and vote for the best, or at least the "least worst" candidate. And this election is no different in that regard, either.
What is different is that this is no ordinary election: I've become convinced that the fate of the Repblic hangs on this November in a way that is unprecedented, with the possible exception of 1860. Removing Obama is not sufficient, but it is necessary if we are to have any hope of beginning the work of peacefully restoring the Republic. If Obama wins, that last slim hope will vanish.
Can't vote for Romney? Fine, I can respect that. But we still have to dig deep, support good candidates (say, Cruz in Texas), and if you have the means, get to a swing state at least for GOTV the week before the elections (I'm heading to Nevada, as Cali is a lost cause at this point.)
But the endless angels on the head of a pin argument about not voting for the Rino Romney? It's irrelevant. Time to pull up our socks and take the battle to the enemy.
I've heard that EVERY single election since Reagan. We're still here.
The GOPe needs to know that their fear rhetoric doesn't work anymore. If they want votes, they need to run a conservative.
They also need to lay off the dirty tricks (Florida, Virginia) and badmouthing conservatives (Rove).
/johnny