What demoralized the base, was McInsane suspending his campaign and then voting for a bailout that had little public support. A bailout that was pork laden; something he'd campaigned against. The man showed himself to be two faced and ruined his own campaign.
But you are right, there was nothing conservative about this. After all, it came from McInsane himself, so that's a given.
As for we posters, myself included upthread, being trolls, I voted for Sarah Palin. McInsane just happened to be on the ticket. I wasn't going to vote at all until she was picked as his running mate. That was the only good, considered and decisive decision he made.
If you'd prefer a Republican forum, then go elsewhere. This is and will continue to be a conservative forum. Republicans get little notice here except when they show strong, unwavering support for conservative ideals.
True, but that was just a further demoralization.
I think they were really demoralized sometime about Feb 5th, when it first looked like McCain would win the nomination. Or, earlier... when the MSM kept pushing Rudy McRomney as the GOPs only hope.
Come to think about it, I can take the demoralization of the base all the way back to 2004 when the RNC chose to headline with the primetime speaking spots three huge RINOs: McCain, Schwarzenegger, and Giuliani.