Ah, and you would be a 'volunteer' I suppose. ;9)
To win the presidency, you have to hold your base and pull in swing voters like Reagan Democrats. That should be plain as day by now. You cannot do both from the far left of the GOP. The base won't be enthused and the Reagan Dems won't be able tell the difference between the donkey and the pubbie.
Failing to do both is the fault of the candidate and the party, not the voters.