They won't bolt but will stay home on election day.
Other than the truly hard core zealots, most will do what they have to do. They may hold their noses, but they'll do it.
And the hard core zealots only represent a small fraction of the total who will vote in Nov 08.
The Rudy candidacy will likely redefine the influence and role of socons in conservative politics. Without bashing or responding to their press releases, he has marginalized most of the leadership to a fringe corner. It will be interesting to see if he can continue to do that.
I'm not convinced the majority will.
Here, you've got the most devout, most extreme folks spouting off at the mouth. That doesn't mean that they represent all the less extremist folks out there. And it doesn't even mean they will all follow thru on their threats.