[FreeReign]

...but it's clear that in many states, conservatives either voted for moderate-to-conservative Democrats to punish the GOP, or stayed home all together.

I don't think real conservatives stay home or vote for Democrats.

BTW, name won race where the Democrat was more conservative than the Republican.

[B Knotts]

I don't think real conservatives stay home or vote for Democrats.

Well, logically, they must have done one of the above, or we would have won.

BTW, name won race where the Democrat was more conservative than the Republican.

Was more conservative, or ran as more conservative? How about NC-11?