I agree that he’s unknown to a greater degree than the other candidates or more than I’d like in a candidate. So while that’s a problem for me I do not look at it as ‘the’ problem. For me, it’s based on:
* I believe he’s center right. Never going to be a Reagan and it won’t break my heart if he’s not. I do no think it’s credible to think he’s some type of leftist running for the head of the conservative party.
* I feel certain that he’s not going to be as liberal as Obama. I reject that claim when made here or from Soros.
* I think he can be managed with a conservative Republican congress. It worked to some degree when Bush went off the reservation (Harriett Meyers sp?) though less so with spending/entitlement issues.
* I don’t think the Tea Party is ready to influence a national race. The establishment has run rings around us. Let’s focus on state and congressional races. I think we need to TeaParty-ize the Republican party in 6-8 election cycles before we have a material and lasting effect on the party. When I see people expecting the establishment to just lay down because they said so, I it just seems to me to be short view thinking.
* With a limited downside, Romney just may surprise us. I think it’s far more likely he surprises to the left than to the right. Maybe that’s a result of my extremely tempered expectations but it does seem more likely to me.
We don’t have 6-8 election cycles. There’s a 16 trillion dollar debt looming.
I think they’re going to collapse the financial system in the next five years and redistribute income and jobs.