Maybe.
Consider this theory:
McCain wins, acts like a crazy liberal, makes everyone hate Republicans even more. 2010 Democrats strenghten their holds on Congress. 2012 a Deomcrat beats him. Democrats now have a STRONG margin in Congress, and, a DEM POTUS. People are pissed at the GOP for everything, and the party takes a decade or more to recover, and come back as a conservative power. In the meantime, for years and maybe decades on end, Democrats hold onto Congress tightly. We could maybe even re-live the 70's...
Hill/Hussein wins, acts like a psychotic liberal, has a slim Democrat lead in Congress. In two years, everyone is mad enough to cause another 1994 in 2010 causing gridlock with a GOP congress and Dem president. Democrats are viewed again by many as being the evil group they are. People stop blaming every bad thing up to and including the death of Christ on the GOP. GOP leaders remember (for the nth time) that being conservative America loving/freedom supporting good guys wins them elections. GOP shifts right after re-learning these lessons in 2008. 2012 a conservative, gun owner supporting, border closing, tax cutting, penny pinching pro-lifer gets nominated. 2012 Republicans kick out the psychotic liberal in the POTUS, reinforce their Congressional lead.
Here one of two things happen. They screw up like they did for Bush's first 6 years, acting like Democrats, or they act like conservatives, keep the base happy, woo people over to the good side, and stay in power.
As seeker said, this time it is a question of who rapes the country. I say let the democrats get themselves dirty. It will give us a chance to re-form the GOP, hopefully into a better party. If done quickly and completely, the rape of our country won't last the rest of my lifetime.