by Alex Porter ‘13

For a while, Mitt Romney was the obvious Republican nominee for president. He still is. But every few days, it seems that the front-runner changes. Not too long ago it was Bachmann, then Perry, then Cain. As we realized that each was a genuine lunatic, a new survey showed another doing better in the polls, who goes on to repeat this cycle. The party’s newest darling seems to be former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, who is now essentially tied with Romney. Who knows who to expect tomorrow? The Republicans are fighting to keep the people’s interest by introducing new faces every few weeks. But as the Republican Party shifts further to the right, the search for a suitable hyper-conservative candidate only finds new disasters. Actual voters consistently like Romney, the moderate (relative to his ultra-right competition) candidate. Instead of focusing on long shots who pass by voters like quick fads, why not just admit that Romney is the only candidate with a chance in the general election so you can actually try to win it?