The way I see it, Newt and Tancredo are the only contenders who could be construed as actual conservatives right now. McCain, Rudy, Romney, et. al are all RINOS who would likely take our guns away and grant Miranda rights to al Qaeda. Just like the left-most Dems get the nod in the primaries, we need to select the most conservative candidate we can. Since Republicans are the only ones who respect the military and have no problem killing jihadis, whoever gets nominated will likely get the job. (Oversimplifying, I know)
Most conservative who can WIN should be the criteria....