If a RINO gets the nod, will you vote 3rd party?

[Mr Mannn]

I'm unsure what I will do. My tendency has always been that a RINO is better than a communist, but I've changed in the last few years. I'm a conservative. My vote is not a sure thing for Republicans.

Romney IS a liberal. His Supreme court choices won't be any better than Obama's. He agrees with the democrats on every issue, including health care...If he gets the nod, I'm either gonna sit this out of vote for a 3rd party.
Not even a conservative Veep will get me to support a RINO anymore.

I know the argument that a vote for a 3rd party is a vote for Obama. But what else am I going to do?
Romney and Obama see to take the same path. I respect neither one.

and one last note. I refuse to vote for that lunatic Ron Paul. Libertarians will never have my vote.
If no true conservative runs, then there is no reason for me to vote at all.

The poll options assume a true conservative runs.

[JohnGalt]

Depends on who it is.  If it is Romney I'm going third party but there are other fairly liberal republicans who would still be a better choice than Obama.

[thelaughingman]

Depends on who it is.  If it is Romney I'm going third party but there are other fairly liberal republicans who would still be a better choice than Obama.

Hell, I'd vote for a Democrat just to get Obummer out of office.

[Attero Dominatus]

Depends on who it is.  If it is Romney I'm going third party but there are other fairly liberal republicans who would still be a better choice than Obama.

Depends on the RINO for me too, though I will not vote third party. Mitt Romney is the Republican John Kerry; he was pro-choice before it became too politically inconvenient for him, the same way John Kerry was for the 2003 Iraq War until he ran against Bush. And then of course there is his support of socialized medicine.

[Freeper]

I honestly will vote for Elmer Fudd if it means getting rid of 0bama.
Yes I know a RINO can be damaging, but I would think he (not going to say she since all the females that could run are not RINOs) would have to be better than 0bama.

[Lacarnut]

I'm unsure what I will do. My tendency has always been that a RINO is better than a communist, but I've changed in the last few years. I'm a conservative. My vote is not a sure thing for Republicans.

Romney IS a liberal. His Supreme court choices won't be any better than Obama's. He agrees with the democrats on every issue, including health care...If he gets the nod, I'm either gonna sit this out of vote for a 3rd party.
Not even a conservative Veep will get me to support a RINO anymore.

I know the argument that a vote for a 3rd party is a vote for Obama. But what else am I going to do?
Romney and Obama see to take the same path. I respect neither one.

and one last note. I refuse to vote for that lunatic Ron Paul. Libertarians will never have my vote.
If no true conservative runs, then there is no reason for me to vote at all.

The poll options assume a true conservative runs.

That is the way I see it. No to Romney.

[JohnnyReb]

If we get a republican controlled senate and house, a RINO in the Whitehouse wouldn't be to bad...and I remember what Ross Perot gave us. A cigar smoking "fat girl in a thong chaser" and his lesbian wife who said "WE are the President."

[rich_t]

If we get a republican controlled senate and house, a RINO in the Whitehouse wouldn't be to bad...and I remember what Ross Perot gave us. A cigar smoking "fat girl in a thong chaser" and his lesbian wife who said "WE are the President."

Well now that depends....  On how many RINOs are in the senate and house at the same time.  We need more "conservatives" not just folks with an R behind their name.

IMO.

[Lacarnut]

Well now that depends....  On how many RINOs are in the senate and house at the same time.  We need more "conservatives" not just folks with an R behind their name.

IMO.

True. We have too many chicken shit Repubs in Congress that need to be put out to pasture.

[zeitgeist]

For those who would vote third party or write in, may I remind you of the other Jug Eared Champion, who ran against the RINO, Read my Lips, Bush the Elder, giving us Willy the Sick, despoiler of the realm.  Good job.  

Ruthless Ross sure did know them charts and graphs, hey?   And don't even get me started on the Ronulans.  Good grief.  Save all the drama for your dump moles.  If your uber conservative candidate cannot deliver the Republican Nomination they are no better than a Perot or Paul, a spoiler.  

Save yourself the trouble of writing in Elmer Fudd, just check Obama, then go peacefully away, secure in the knowlege that you have helped destroy the evil RINO.  But, please remember, Ronald Reagan was a card carrying Democrat for years before he had his Damascus moment, would you have voted against him too on that basis as well?

And, if you are voting third party, does your determined course of action also contain the obligatory "I'll leave the country" if candidate X loses?  Now there is a viable Wishado.  If candidate X wins I need money to move to country Y.

[NHSparky]

Amen, zeit.  Nixon was considered a "liberal" Republican by many, and basically governed as such (think price controls.)

Four years of Romney, or eight years of Obama?  If you think there's no difference between the two, take off the blinders.  And I hate to say it, but as it stands right now, New Hampshire is Romney's to lose.  Ditto Iowa.  Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, just being pragmatic.  That momentum will carry him well past Super Tuesday, and if no serious challengers have risen up by that point, you're looking at him being the nominee.

And if that's the case, I'll vote for Romney.  You want Carter's third term?  Or worse?  Stay home.  Vote third party.

[Eupher]

I'm gonna hold my nose and vote RINO.

There's lots to consider besides the RINO.

First, we don't know who Romney or any other RINO would nominate as justices to SCOTUS. We may THINK we know, but we don't know.

Secondly, if a RINO wins the presidency, chances are good the Senate will have turned around too -- but that doesn't eliminate the filibuster as being an overall showstopper. If the Senate turns over, there would not be a supermajority -- so it wouldn't be a legislative cakewalk for Repubs, either.

Barry is such a loser on so many levels, it's sickening. Even a RINO like Romney could not alienate the rest of the western world to the extent that Barry has. Kinda funny how, allegedly, Bush 43 had alienated the Europeans, but look at Barry's performance, even with the dog 'n pony show for Angela Merkel of late. The Brits, our staunchest ally, are telling us to pound sand now.

No, I gotta go RINO. Barry absolutely unequivocally, and without question must pack his bags and go back to Chicago Kenya.

[JohnGalt]

For those who would vote third party or write in, may I remind you of the other Jug Eared Champion, who ran against the RINO, Read my Lips, Bush the Elder, giving us Willy the Sick, despoiler of the realm.  Good job.  

Ruthless Ross sure did know them charts and graphs, hey?   And don't even get me started on the Ronulans.  Good grief.  Save all the drama for your dump moles.  If your uber conservative candidate cannot deliver the Republican Nomination they are no better than a Perot or Paul, a spoiler.  

Save yourself the trouble of writing in Elmer Fudd, just check Obama, then go peacefully away, secure in the knowlege that you have helped destroy the evil RINO.  But, please remember, Ronald Reagan was a card carrying Democrat for years before he had his Damascus moment, would you have voted against him too on that basis as well?

And, if you are voting third party, does your determined course of action also contain the obligatory "I'll leave the country" if candidate X loses?  Now there is a viable Wishado.  If candidate X wins I need money to move to country Y.

Perot could have won if he didn't quit.  And when he did quit he encouraged his supporters to vote for Clinton over Bush.  He wasn't particularly conservative.

[formerlurker]

For those who would vote third party or write in, may I remind you of the other Jug Eared Champion, who ran against the RINO, Read my Lips, Bush the Elder, giving us Willy the Sick, despoiler of the realm.  Good job.  

Ruthless Ross sure did know them charts and graphs, hey?   And don't even get me started on the Ronulans.  Good grief.  Save all the drama for your dump moles.  If your uber conservative candidate cannot deliver the Republican Nomination they are no better than a Perot or Paul, a spoiler.  

Save yourself the trouble of writing in Elmer Fudd, just check Obama, then go peacefully away, secure in the knowlege that you have helped destroy the evil RINO.  But, please remember, Ronald Reagan was a card carrying Democrat for years before he had his Damascus moment, would you have voted against him too on that basis as well?

And, if you are voting third party, does your determined course of action also contain the obligatory "I'll leave the country" if candidate X loses?  Now there is a viable Wishado.  If candidate X wins I need money to move to country Y.

H5.

[thelaughingman]

If we get a republican controlled senate and house, a RINO in the Whitehouse wouldn't be to bad...and I remember what Ross Perot gave us. A cigar smoking "fat girl in a thong chaser" and his lesbian wife who said "WE are the President."

I would actually welcome Clinton back now.

[No Limit]

^ Just curious, what major differences are there between Clinton and Obama?

[docstew]

^ Just curious, what major differences are there between Clinton and Obama?

Clinton knew when something was unpopular, and tried to stay away from putting himself in those positions.  0bama doesn't really care, he's all about making us as socialist as he can

[rich_t]

I look forward to the day, if it ever comes again, where I can vote FOR a candidate rather than being forced to vote AGAINST their opponent.

Yes, I held my nose and pulled the lever for McCain.  But I was in fact voting against Obama, not for McCain.

If another RINO like Romney gets the nomination, and if I can force myself to swallow the bile in my gullet and pull the lever for them, it won't be a vote FOR them.  It will be a vote AGAINST the current jackass in the WH.

I look for the idiot to pull a hard right toward the center as the election cycle really gears up, and some idiots in the middle will shallow it hook, line and sinker and vote the socialist pig again.

[miskie]

If necessary, I will vote against Obama, so If a RINO is what we have to work with, then that's who I'm voting for.

At this point, I'm still standing behind my Republican nominee prediction made on November 5th, 2008. (sig line) So, unless something big happens, I expect Romney to be the nominee. 

[SaintLouieWoman]

I honestly will vote for Elmer Fudd if it means getting rid of 0bama.
Yes I know a RINO can be damaging, but I would think he (not going to say she since all the females that could run are not RINOs) would have to be better than 0bama.

I have to agree with Freeper, but it's going to be tough to hold my nose and vote for Romney. The problem for me is that however liberal a RINO might be, they at least aren't as socialistic as Obama. And I feel that they would probably have more competent cabinet members.

If this happens it's up to conservatives to apply massive pressures on any RINO that's nominated to get him to flip flop to our stance. We'd have more of a chance to get an agenda more to our taste pushed by them than by Obama, which is impossible.

[BEG]

I will not vote 3rd party in this race. Possibly in another one down the road.

[Rebel]

I'm voting for the RINO. I've thought long and hard about it. Obama needs to GO!

[Rebel]

Also, I get different definitions of RINO's from different people. A RINO to me is a Republican that operates as a fiscal liberal. A Republican that is somewhat socially moderate isn't a RINO, IMO, but that is, JMO. As you guys know, I'm not a Republican. Never been registered a Republican. I'm to the left of many of you on Social issues. Military and Fiscal issues, I'm to the far right of Attila. Social issues don't bother me. I'm not gay, not a pothead, and when it comes to religion, while backslidden, I do consider myself a Christian but someone else's religion, or lack thereof, doesn't affect me in the least. ....I'm still skeptical of "peaceful Muslims". Sue me. I think the ones in this country are nothing but sheep and not really following the teachings but hey, to each his own AS LONG AS it doesn't affect me.

[B9]

The country is at a moral and political crossroad.
Voting for a Democrat or Republican is no choice. For decades, they've been
one and the same. Maintaining their security with a game paid by the masses.

[Rebel]

The country is at a moral and political crossroad.
Voting for a Democrat or Republican is no choice. For decades, they've been
one and the same. Maintaining their security with a game paid by the masses.

The people on this board are not the majority of the nation. I wish they were, I wish the majority of Americans were politically informed, but they're not. Voting 3rd party ensures one thing, a second term for that FOOL that's in office right now. IF the nation was politically informed, it would be easy to vote for a 3rd party against a Democrat and a Democrat-lite AKA RINO. They're not.