If it is a choice between Romney and Obama, Obama is the better option. Obama and Romney are interchangeable (See Romneycare/Obamacare). Repubs have a good chance to control the Congress and if Romney were to win, the GOP congress would pass the same laws that Obama would propose because Romney is "their" guy. If Obama were re-elected, there would be gridlock because of the GOP congress. The american people win when there is gridlock.
Santorum is a no go because of the "holy roller" image and his hard on to start another war. Most of my family is an Obama out at all costs position and I am trying to bring them around to a little more pragmatic view of things. Romney is a worse option than Obama.
Most conservative's problem with Paul lies in his foreign policy. My argument to them is that if we don't take care of the home front, we won't have a country to defend. If Paul's foreign policy is a blunder, we can recover from that but the collapse of our economy has much greater ramifications.
Please tell your family to hang in there. I'm with them...