Excuse me, but you're the one who threw out the "ideological purity" bait at post 23. What - you didn't think anyone here would pick up that gauntlet?
No, I called it right. You're already angling to implement the same failed thinking that got us Romney the last time, and McCain before that.
As I said, the first priority is finding a guy who can win.
That right there is where it starts. How do you know if a guy can win or not? Few thought Reagan could 'win' until he mopped the floor with his opponents.
The first priority should be finding and settling on a candidate who aligns with our core values and principles. If enough of us stand behind that guy (or gal), they're going to win, despite what the establishment does.
What "got us Romney" was the constant and repeated annihilation of every single conservative front runner.
He was the last man standing.