Exactly. Imagine what would have happened if, in 1940, the isolationists won the presidency and kept control of Congress.
That is exactly what the self-annointed "conscience of conservatism" lobby around here risks happening through their temper tantrums - now that they don't have the candidate, they want to change the rules, take their marbles and go home.
And the country be damned.
Just wait until Keyes hops into the race. Oh, man, you ain't seen anything until you've seen THAT ego.