“In order to patch things up with conservatives, McCain will need to cater to us by making meaningful gestures that show his heart is in the right place and by shifting his positions a bit on key issues, in order to placate our very valid concerns about him.”
Why should McCain cater to the conservatives who have been villifying him for as long as I can remember? Do you really expect me to believe that those who have railed against him for years will suddenly come around if he whispers sweet nothings to them? You have outlined why he is clearly a better choice than Obama. Conservatives who recognize this will vote for him, but those who hate him will stay home no matter what he does.
The best thing for McCain to do is to keep being McCain- a man who knows his mind and is willing to work on behalf of the things he believes in, even if that offends somebody.
