It goes both ways, my opinion.
the conservatives better get a clue and quit courting third party at the expense of the traditional republican base.
You're not making any sense. This chicken-egg question is very clear.
Give me one good reason why I should vote for the Republicans (as a party only without considering the candidate) when Bush has been more interested in making Mexico happy than listening to what I want? And give me something beyond the lesser of 2 evils argument - I want something to vote for, not against.
As another poster has in their tagline, the GOP left me, not vice versa.