Holding winner take all primaries in the most liberal states-far more moderate Repubs than conservatives-leads to mushy moderate and in my opinion unelectable candidates like McCain. McCain is probably the worst GOP candidate in my lifetime. I had no say. McCain was the presumptive nominee before my state votes. I went to the polls and voted Huckabee who took enough votes the McCain should be worried.
It is what it is. The teams that played the Patriots after they clinched the playoffs early in the season had "no say" in whether the Patriots went to the playoffs, either.
As I have said, even if our system were not winner-take-all, there still would likely be a "political viability" cut-off (the Rats have 15%), which none of the more conservative candidates consistently reached. What does that tell you?
Further, even if we had had a national primary day, and, therefore, you (as you define it) had had "your say," and McCain still won the nomination, it appears you still wouldn't vote for McCain in the general. Therefore, it's specious to argue that the problem is that you had "no say." Your complaint is not about the process, but simply against the result.