Romney is probably the most sane of all the GOP candidates running. I believe, from looking at the guy, hearing him speak, and looking at his record, that at heart, he's a moderate Republican.

That's how he should have run in the primary. As as a pro-corporate, big business, small government conservative who respects women's rights and gay rights.

If he did, I think he would have gotten a lot more support than he has gotten.

Instead, he tried to be all things to all different types of conservatives. It made him look like the ultimate flip-flopper.

He reminded me of the awkward smart kid in school who tried to dumb himself down to fit in with the cooler, but less intelligent kids.

Instead, it just made him look more awkward.

On top of that, he caught flak for his religion. Mormonism, whatever you think of it, is a recognized religion and a subset of Christianity. But with the GOP, that wasn't good enough. He wasn't "their type" of Christian. They didn't trust him because of it.

And I think that sort of discrimination has a lot of resonance for me, as an Obama supporter, because I see how he's attacked for supposedly being a non-Christian.

I don't like to see anyone get trashed just because of how they choose to believe in God, even if they're a Republican.

Some aspect of me say "well, that's what he gets for being a member of a bigoted, backwards party filled with racists and bigots." And that may be true, but this is such a big country, and since we only have two major political parties, I guess it just depresses me to think that someone can only get a fair shake if they belong to one political party, or else they'll have to fit a absurdly narrow standard to be the standard-bearer of the other party.

I think Mitt Romney was qualified to be a presidential candidate. I would never have voted for him, but I think he deserved a better shake than he got.

I know I'm probably the only one who feels this way.