83% of GOP intends to vote republican no matter who is the nominee

[JamesButabi]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2012/election_2012_presidential_election/83_of_gop_voters_intend_to_vote_republican_no_matt er_who_s_the_nominee

Interesting all around. Tea Party suporters are more loyal to party than others as well.

[Guitarzan]

So we make up about 17% of the GOP now...nice.

[CaptUSA]

Ok, so if they put up Romney or some other establishment candidate, they can count on getting at least 83% of the Republican vote and no independents. Guess what? Obama wins.

Or, we can select someone with true integrity who may get a little less than the 83% but would get a huge portion of the independents. This sounds like a no-brainer. Which is fitting for the typical establishment types - even they should be able to figure this out.