That it is (I gather you're referring to me)
It makes more sense once you acknowledge the fact that the Republican candidate is no more "conservative" than the Democrats.
The political landscape does not exist on a line, but a plane. Liberal/ conservative on one axis and libertarian/ authoritarian on the other.
A true "conservative" (as defined by Jefferson, Goldwater, and Reagan) is much more libertarian than today's Republicans.
Obama is the least statist of the group and also the least compromised. Therefore he gets my vote if it comes down to it.
Long-short, The Republican party must earn my vote. They have not done so.
It makes more sense once you acknowledge the fact that the Republican candidate is no more "conservative" than the Democrats.
The political landscape does not exist on a line, but a plane. Liberal/ conservative on one axis and libertarian/ authoritarian on the other.
A true "conservative" (as defined by Jefferson, Goldwater, and Reagan) is much more libertarian than today's Republicans.
Obama is the least statist of the group and also the least compromised. Therefore he gets my vote if it comes down to it.
Long-short, The Republican party must earn my vote. They have not done so.