Was Romney a traditional conservative?
Was McCain a traditional conservative?
Was Bush II a traditional conservative?
Was Bush I a traditional conservative?
They are traditional RINO’s.
You tell us. Maybe "traditional Republican candidate acceptable to conservatives" is a better way of putting it than "traditional conservative."
If you're saying they weren't all traditional Republican candidates or acceptable to conservatives, you could be right.
If you're saying that all of them weren't traditional Republican candidates acceptable to Republicans, that could be going too far.