Blamed for what?
And of course there would be a difference. Though frankly I expect it to be Obama not Hillary.
The conservative pretence that we are the be-all and end-all and no one can ever get anywhere without our blessing, is simply humorous at this point. Hopeless, delusional, silly, but funny as heck. One eight of the country thinks no one can live without them and says so via hissy fits, and then pretend to be surprised when pols stick fingers in their eyes.
You don't get it do you.
It's not even "conservative pretence".
John McCain has not won one single Republican primary or caucus based on "Republican only" votes.
McCain stayed in the party and acted as a fifth column, marginalizing the conservative base and George Bush at every opportunity, with vindictive, self-aggrandizing actions and legislation.
But it doesn’t really matter because he won’t win, anyway. Yes , the country is headed in a leftward direction, the radical left is winning, partly through their monopoly of the public schools and higher education and the media. That doesn’t mean that conservatives should give up, smarten up maybe, but not give up. In a way, it’s a good thing for the Republicans to be in the minority for a while. It will mean that the McCain type of legislators will be marginalized within their own party. They won’t be able to hold the rest of the party hostage any longer.