What part of 'When the GOP runs RINOs for president, they lose' are you deliberately ignoring here?
Do you honestly think Romney (and I am not advocating Romney, I am simply acknowledging that he is a contender) would be the same as what we have now? Honestly?
Your supposition fails on a key point - there is no way Romney could have won the general, just as there was no chance for McCain until he picked Palin as a running mate (and even then, it was a long shot undone by McCain's RINO-ation on TARP).
You and your fellow RINO-boosters keep missing that key point - the trick is NOT to berate conservatives into voting for the RINO in the general - the trick is to nominate someone center-right to avoid the losing path of having a RINO atop the ticket.
To me, both George Bushes were RINO's. They were both wishy-washy moderates, and I never would have nominated either of them. But Rush Limbaugh wasn't running, so I showed up and voted for the Bushes, because they were much better than the alternatives.
I truly fear our country is lost. Vote fraud, campaign finance fraud, Welfare voters, white-guilt yuppies, and Conservative who would rather play "Holier-than-thou" than win elections.