Thank you for your kind response, but that last line is kind of what I was getting too. Conservatives can, and are backing McCain, for their own reasons. For you to say, "it will only be because conservatives stood up" is a fallacy. I am a conservative, and I am backing McCain, not because Romney may not be conservative enough (only time will tell that), but because although conservatives may not like what McCain has done in the past, we just might "trust" him more.
No offense to you meant, at all, I respect your faith in Romney, I just hope others will respect my faith in McCain to see us through these tough times.
I understand. I guess what I meant is not so much the avg conservative voter out there, but more the struggle for control of the party.
I was watching (I think) CNN and the pundits (whoever they were) were saying that if McCain wins the nomination, that will be a breakthrough for the GOP. That the party will see that it no longer needs conservatives to win elections if it can win with enough moderates.
Basically conservatives were portrayed as a liability the GOP tolerates because it has to...kindof like the Clintons on the dem side.
That’s what I’m worried about.