How’s that working? Three straight losses, all in congressional districts President Bush carried easily in 2004.
Won't work for Juan McCain against Obama either, come November.
Conservatives aren't falling for the ooooh-but-the-other-guy's-a-liberal scare tactics, any longer. That only works -- ONLY works! -- when the Republicans are smart enough (or desperate enough) to run a genuine conservative, in contrast.
JimRob said it best, several months back: "You kicked the conservatives to the curb and nominated your RINO, now all you gotta do is get him elected."
McCain will not win the election in November, but he may not lose it either. There is a strong possibility that Obama will beat himself. He postured himself as a uniter and a messiah. Once people discover he is neither the fall from grace will be massive. I think we have seen only the tip of the iceberg with Obama, and look forward to future revelations.
A likely scenario is a McCain win, with huge losses in the Senate and House.
The problem with the Conservative base is that it is shrinking.