I know I'm going to take a lot of crap for this, but that's the risk we take posting in this forum, no?
So, rumor has it that Santorum has suspended his campaign. Now, to me, that says he can pick it back up, but Romney has already issued a statement conrgatulating Rick on a well run campaign. Maybe that's just Romney being Romney, but whatever. Assuming Santorum is actually out of the race and won't be on any of the remaining primary ballots, and won't get the nomination through a brokered convention, I'm going out on a limb to say that Obama gets re-elected. And here's why.
Four years ago, the GOP nominated a moderate to run against Obama. This nomination split the party vote. Half of us voted for McCain (personally, I did. I didn't like him but viewed him as the lesser of two evils), and the other half voted for a third candidate, whether that was Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, Santa Claus or Mr. Potato Head. When the numbers came in, it turned out that if all the republicans who had voted for the third candidate had instead voted McCain, Obama wouldn't be in office right now. So, did we learn our lesson? No. Now it looks like we are going to nominate another moderate named Mitt Romney. And we're going to run through this cycle again. The Paulbots will vote for Ron Paul (who honestly doesn't have a snowball's chance and I personally find to be a little on the senile side), and the rest who don't like Romney will vote for Mr. Potato Head or maybe even their dog. So what does that leave us with? Another 2008. And four more years of statist rule.
So what can we do about it? Well, assuming Santorum is on the primary ballot come May, I will be voting for him. Im a strong believer in the idea that campaign trends will follow you into the White House. For example, Obama spent exorbitant amounts of money in his 2008 campaign, especially on unnecessary items, like a 757 for his campaign plane. This trend followed him into the White House, where he continues to spend insane amounts of other people's money on ridiculous things. Santorum, on the other hand, has spent less money through his campaign than any of the other GOP hopefuls. Yes, even Ron Paul. This tells me that he's actually pretty conservative when it comes to spending money, despite what the media would have us believe. He's also pro-life, pro-2A, etc. Reasons similar to this are why I view him as the best candidate. Ok, so what if he isn't? Well, if he isn't on the ballot in May, I think it's safe to assume that Romney will easily take the nomination, so why not have a little fun in an election that literally doesn't matter? If Santorum isn't on the ballot in May, I will be writing in...drum roll please...Mitch Daniels. Obviously, he won't get the nomination, I just want to make a point.
Personally, if Santorum really is out, and Romney gets the nomination, I'll be voting for Romney. Why? Because in my eyes, he's the lesser of two evils. Will he win? Probably not, because the Republican vote will be split. But I can hope can't I? In conclusion, I'd like to say congratulations to the GOP. It looks like we've done it again. We've put ourselves in a position where a vote for anybody but Romney is a vote for Obama.
And that, my friends is why I will be voting Republican in November.
So, rumor has it that Santorum has suspended his campaign. Now, to me, that says he can pick it back up, but Romney has already issued a statement conrgatulating Rick on a well run campaign. Maybe that's just Romney being Romney, but whatever. Assuming Santorum is actually out of the race and won't be on any of the remaining primary ballots, and won't get the nomination through a brokered convention, I'm going out on a limb to say that Obama gets re-elected. And here's why.
Four years ago, the GOP nominated a moderate to run against Obama. This nomination split the party vote. Half of us voted for McCain (personally, I did. I didn't like him but viewed him as the lesser of two evils), and the other half voted for a third candidate, whether that was Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, Santa Claus or Mr. Potato Head. When the numbers came in, it turned out that if all the republicans who had voted for the third candidate had instead voted McCain, Obama wouldn't be in office right now. So, did we learn our lesson? No. Now it looks like we are going to nominate another moderate named Mitt Romney. And we're going to run through this cycle again. The Paulbots will vote for Ron Paul (who honestly doesn't have a snowball's chance and I personally find to be a little on the senile side), and the rest who don't like Romney will vote for Mr. Potato Head or maybe even their dog. So what does that leave us with? Another 2008. And four more years of statist rule.
So what can we do about it? Well, assuming Santorum is on the primary ballot come May, I will be voting for him. Im a strong believer in the idea that campaign trends will follow you into the White House. For example, Obama spent exorbitant amounts of money in his 2008 campaign, especially on unnecessary items, like a 757 for his campaign plane. This trend followed him into the White House, where he continues to spend insane amounts of other people's money on ridiculous things. Santorum, on the other hand, has spent less money through his campaign than any of the other GOP hopefuls. Yes, even Ron Paul. This tells me that he's actually pretty conservative when it comes to spending money, despite what the media would have us believe. He's also pro-life, pro-2A, etc. Reasons similar to this are why I view him as the best candidate. Ok, so what if he isn't? Well, if he isn't on the ballot in May, I think it's safe to assume that Romney will easily take the nomination, so why not have a little fun in an election that literally doesn't matter? If Santorum isn't on the ballot in May, I will be writing in...drum roll please...Mitch Daniels. Obviously, he won't get the nomination, I just want to make a point.
Personally, if Santorum really is out, and Romney gets the nomination, I'll be voting for Romney. Why? Because in my eyes, he's the lesser of two evils. Will he win? Probably not, because the Republican vote will be split. But I can hope can't I? In conclusion, I'd like to say congratulations to the GOP. It looks like we've done it again. We've put ourselves in a position where a vote for anybody but Romney is a vote for Obama.
And that, my friends is why I will be voting Republican in November.
