Hey, you're talking Rockefeller Republicans. The folks who were content being the perpetual minority party in Congress. The folks who hated Reagan even though he taught the GOP how to win. They would rather, quite frankly, lose than have to accomdate socons any longer. And they will engage in complete and utter acts of electoral delusion to justify that.
Enough with the conspiracies. The social conservatives simply don't have a candidate this round. They sort have had George Allen, and he fell on his face to Jim Webb in a red Confederate state. That's not any RINO's fault.
Those complaining about Rockefeller Republicans need to realize that if we nominate a 3rd-rate candidate like Tancredo or Hunter, we'll be on the path to becoming a regional, southern party if that. The Dems are already beating us on our own turf in places like Ohio, Montana, and Missouri.