Do you have any proof that the evil conservatives voted for Perot? How come it's always the voters fault? How come you can't say Bush screwed up by supporting taxes etc.?
When a Republican running as a conservative loses, you always say it was the candidates fault the election was lost. When a Republican running as a liberal loses, you always blame the voters for the loss. Is that really fair or logical? How do you justify this double standard?
These discussions always leave me wondering what conservatism even means. To me, its essence is small, Constitutional government. To others, it means other things. Seems like we have to find consensus on the "must-haves" of conservatism, vs. the "nice-to haves."
I saw a post election poll from 1992 that showed Bush with a fairly strong conservative base (85%). It was the moderates and independents that swung for Perot.