Then you increase the chance of getting the worst of two evils.
Who’s at fault in this scenario? By encouraging people to vote for anyone the GOP nominates you are saying to them “nominate the most moderate”. The real problem is that we can no longer apply pressure to the party in nominating the right candidate. The bloggers are telling the party “we have no choice but to vote for whoever they nominate” so they’ll pick the one that best fits their political motivations.
Pre-election strategists are the problem, not the cure. Until a little coordinated tough love can be organized we are doomed to repeat this every election.
It’s early enough for the “right” candidates to be selected, so the ball is in the GOP court. If they pick the “wrong” candidate they need to be rewarded accordingly or they’ll simply repeat on the next cycle.