while Romney was not the first choice of anyone i know, EVERYONE i know voted for him enthusiastically since they knew that staying home or voting for Obama was going to bring horrible things down on our nation. everyone i knew was ENERGIZED for Romney by the last month of the campaign, because as people of faith, they knew that THIS WAS IT. and i live in freaking Northern Virginia, were we saw RECORD numbers of Romney signs and very few Obama signs where they had blanketed the area in 2008. so i truly don’t get it. i don’t know a single soul who stayed home in ANY state, of my friends, acquaintances and family, and they are in the swing states of FL, OH and VA. Heck i have friends and family in PA who were saying there was enthusiasm for Romney. so the result stunned me.
and as far as who stayed home, my friends and family are in both the evangelical and Catholic camps, and they VOTED, they did not stay home. my SIL’s dad is a Baptist preacher who preached that Romney may certainly go to hell for his religious beliefs, he’s far less likely to take the country there in the next four years than Obama. SO again, i don’t get it. The Arlington diocese and priests in it were OUTSPOKEN about religious liberty, marriage and life being in the crosshairs. My Catholic family and evangelical family and friends all voted for Romney.