I like how you said that — much better than how others have suggested.
Nobody should be castigated for refusing to vote for a candidate they don’t support. And contrary to what others have said here, I believe there are people here who, on principle, would rather allow Obama to win re-election than to allow Romney to be President.
What I don’t know is why so many people want to deny that is what they believe. It is a principled position, and people should stand up for their principles, not try to deny them. If you oppose Romney, oppose him, and proudly admit that you are so sure of your beliefs that you would rather have Obama be president.
The only people that annoy me are those who suggest that they can oppose Romney, and still “oppose Obama”, as if there is some way to end up with neither man being President. I wish there was — that was the point of this entire primary, to get a republican nominee that was NOT ROMNEY (a lot of people forgot that, and spent the entire nomination attacking other candidates trying to get their “favorite” elected). And there is still a technical chance that Gingrich will be our nominee, and while that is possible, it makes sense for people to argue that they will never vote Romney, because that might make people vote Gingrich.
But if Romney is the republican nominee, people will have a choice to make — Romney or Obama — and should be honest about that choice.
That is another false dichotomy based on your assumption that you can predict the future as well as an assumption that you can read minds.
I won't support Romney but I don't know that he will not still win. And it doesn't matter. The result is irrelevant when I don't want either choice. The only principle I stand on is that I won't support evil and I have not been reticent to voice that and defend it.