Hate to burst your bubble, but Romney is no Reagan. Romney despises Reagan.
“I’m not going back to Reagan-Bush. I was an independent during Reagan-Bush (spit!)” —Mitt Romney
Romney is not the one!! No Romney on my watch!!
I don't think he is. Neither was McCain. Both men are preferable to Obama IMO
Romney is not the one!! No Romney on my watch!!
I hate to burst your bubble but history says Romney will be the GOP nominee. Conservatives couldn't stop McCain. They failed to unite behind one candidate before Super Tuesday. Christian conservatives voted for the Huckster. Foreign policy conservatives took Rudy. Devout moralists voted for Mitt, and Fred Thompson got the economic conservatives. Change the names to Cain, Perry and Bachman. Change FUJM to FUMR and its deja vu all over again.
I'd like to think the Tea Party could be a game changer. However the Tea Party had some stunning failures in CT NY and NV. Clearly we can count on the TP spoiling some safe statewide and district GOP seats, but it is too early to count on their influence in a national election.
Letting the 2 parties make policy without our influence may sound principled to you, but to me winning is actually more important. I live in the real world with kids and a mortgage. I compromise my principles every time I obey an unconstitutional mandatory seat belt law rather than accept a $50 ticket...or pay my taxes to Obama so he can destroy the country faster. If I had the power to influence the election, I wouldn't advertise my intention to let Obama win the general election if Romney gets the nomination. I will not sit out 2012 knowing that Obama or Romney will be President for the next 4 years.
If Romney wins he may believe he owes little to conservatives or the Tea Party that said FUMR and FUGOP.