Trust the Conservative States?

It seems like every presidential election cycle candidates start to reinvent themselves to appeal to a larger number of voters. As a conservative, hearing people like John McCain describe themselves as part of the "Reagan Revolution" makes me sick. So how do we know which candidates are the true conservatives and which are just CINO's (Conservatives in Name Only)? One way is to listen to true conservatives like Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham. But what if we tried the following:

(1) Determine the five most conservative voting states in the previous general presidential election based on the percentage of those voting Republican (i.e. Idaho voted 68% Republican which would put it at the top). I know the term Republican is not synonymous with conservative, but it is the closest we have to a conservative party for now;

(2) Have the Republican Primary voting/caucuses for each of these states take place at least one week before the rest of the states vote/caucus.

This method will allow the most conservative states first crack at voicing their opinions on which candidates they believe represent true conservatives and allow momentum to build for those candidates.

This year’s five states would include:
Idaho (68%) –voted for John McCain
Utah (64%) –voted for Mitt Romney in Primary
Alabama (60%) –voted for John McCain
Arizona (59%) –voted for John McCain
Tennessee (58%) ½ vote –voted for Mike Huckabee
Wyoming (58%) ½ vote –voted for Mitt Romney in Primary

And the winner is: John McCain with three votes.

Okay, so it’s either a flawed system or John McCain was the most conservative candidate which is really saying something about the Republican party. Better stick to Rush et al.