You have it exactly backwards. Running a RINO guarantees a Dem win. McCain had no shot whatsoever until he chose Palin as his running mate.
What part of, ""I'm staying home cuz he/she isn't a real conservative", simply allows the Dems to destroy America." did you not understand?
You said that McCain did not have a chance until he picked Palin. Of course not. That's why the NY Times and the DNC picked him to run against Obama.
The point that you miss is that the Democrats are destroying America, and that is happening because people stayed home on election day because McCain wasn't a conservative.
Let me simplify it for you: The choice was between a moderate RINO and a known Totalitarian, Racist Fascist. People with your point of view chose the Fascist by staying home. You need to face the facts that whoever the next Republican Presidential Candidate is, he or she is not going to be as Conservative as many of us would like. That's just the way it is. The primary system is rigged to keep the true Conservatives out.
We need to win. Do you honestly think Romney (and I am not advocating Romney, I am simply acknowledging that he is a contender) would be the same as what we have now? Honestly?