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Originally Posted by KSigkid
Now, I know Romney is my "irrational support" politician (as, apparently, some people on the board feel about Obama), so it's difficult for me to see his drawbacks...but would there really have been so many drawbacks in choosing a guy with a strong economic record and a Harvard MBA/JD?
I'm so upset with my party right now, and I'm not too happy with a number of my party's members. Between the amount of support that Huckabee got in the primaries, to all this business with Palin...ridiculous. Again, this is the closest I've come to voting third party, and if I thought there were third party candidate I could justify voting for, I would have done it.
Counting down to 2012...
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I am really sorry about that, C. No one should be so disappointed with their party to the point where they don't support the candidate. Quite a few Republicans in my family have voiced their discomfort with what's going on right now--and keep in mind, my family is chock-full of naval officers, small businesspersons, and people who are in the highest tax bracket. Meaning, these aren't "NASCAR Dads" or "Wal-Mart Moms," but people who have backed the Republican Party for decades.
I honestly think the turning point was the Palin selection. Although it energized McCain's base, a Romney, Jindal, or Huckabee could have done that with much more experience. Granted Jindal's a bit younger than Palin, but the man is brilliant. Palin turned off a lot of moderates, like myself, who were waiting on VP choices to make a final decision.