I think both have applied. Seeing as conservatives are not turning out in those numbers they have decided to take a much slower road, and they have to do things in a manner that will attract more moderates and still fit what they believe.
It might sound like a cliche, but there is more than one way to skin a cat, and you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
Seeing as conservatives are not turning out in those numbers they have decided to take a much slower road, and they have to do things in a manner that will attract more moderates and still fit what they believe. Give the conservatives a candidate they can vote for, and they will vote for him/her/it in droves.
All Pres. Bush is doing now is proving that those who voted 3rd party were right.