Choose, it does little good to argue or debate whether it's right for uncompromising conservatives to sit out the 2008 race if faced with a "lesser of two evils" choice in the general.
Fact is, many of them will. And even more of them may go into the PRIVACY of the voting booth, hold their noses, and actually vote for the lesser. BUT, they will not stuff envelopes, make phone calls, put up yardsigns, or otherwise get caught dead being associated with that lesser of two evils.
And that is what will guarantee Hillary's win.
And the only way not to demoralize and deactivate the volunteer corps, without which the GOP nominee cannot win, is by nominating a candidate whose values and record -- BOTH WORDS AND DEEDS (scratch Romney) -- they can enthusiastically support.
Not an ideological argument. A simple pragmatic, practical political argument. If the conservative volunteer corps goes fishing, Hillary will win. And no amount of lecturing by you or anyone else will get them out the door to work for the GOP nominee if that nominee has a history of supporting abortion on demand and homosexual activists' political agenda and gun control (as Romney and Giuliani does). And McCain, excepting abortion.
You do not do your cause any good with your threats. I fear that your group has turned many people off of Hunter and towards Rudy. Congratulations.