Now that his five-state primary victory has all
but assured Mitt Romney the Republican presidential nomination, the
conservative commentariat will likely jump on the Romney bandwagon
and try to steer it to the White House. Romney might have his
flaws, conservatives will argue, but he’s the lesser evil compared
to Barack Obama, whose labor-friendly, green-obsessed, spendthrift,
soak-the-rich ways will finish off what’s left of the economy.

Perhaps, writes Shikha Dalmia. But there are also five very good
reasons why Republicans—and the country—might be better off if
Romney loses.