Republican primaries have too many choices

I’m no stranger to voter apathy. The last election I voted in was the Republican primary before the 2008 presidential election.

I have mixed feelings about the upcoming Alabama Republican primary.

In our state anyone of voting age can vote in either primary, which can and has created a few problems.

Take the last gubernatorial election. Dr. Robert Bentley most likely won the Republican nomination because Paul Hubbert’s supporters went out in droves to vote for him because Bradley Byrne wouldn’t play ball with the AEA.

Ron Sparks got the majority of the Black Belt vote, but if you read Steve Flowers’ column on a regular basis, you know that the Black Belt no longer has the political dominance it enjoyed in years past.

Dr. Bentley won easily over Sparks — go figure the Commissioner of Agriculture got the Black Belt farmers’ votes.

Fast-forward to the Republican primaries of 2012 and you will see yet another problem with the upcoming presidential primary.
There are too many candidates, much like 2008.

If the G.O.P. cannot get behind one strong candidate, who knows who will emerge as the frontrunner. Mitt Romney may run out of steam across the U.S., who knows.

My biggest question is how Rick Santorum has done as well as he has. Every debate I watched him in he seemed ill-prepared, avoided questions by bashing other candidates and never said anything of consequence.

Romney is clearly the strongest candidate, especially after the scandals that came out against Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich.
Gingrich may have had a shot, but I think Mitt will get the nod now.

The biggest remaining question is can Romney defeat President Barack Hussein Obama in the 2012 presidential election.
I guess we will see in November.