I think the conservative media, including the blogosphere, has given us an inflated idea of how many people actually support “full spectrum” conservatism. The hopeful died-in-the-wool types supported Fred, while the pragmatists backed Romney. Together, they barey made up a third of the electorate in one of the most conservative states. That tells you something.
Neither stands on all three pillars of Conservatism, ad that is the problem. Reagan Conservatism is alive and well.