Splitting the baby

I had a conversation yesterday with a friend. Since my conversation yesterday I have pondered many scenarios with the up coming election year.
Conservative hmmm what does that mean? Different people have different opinions of this is any ONE definition only the correct one? I mean I am a conservative I believe for many different reasons than a few of my friends. To me conservative means that I believe that instead of always raising taxes that we must find ways to live within our means. I do not believe in abortion. I believe if people are out there making hundreds of thousands of dollars they made it and it belongs to them to share as they please and while I envy them I hope to strive to reach them not bring them down. I also understand that for progress to be made that it must be paid for some how. We all like public services fire, police, tranportation etc... well some how this has to be paid for.
I don't always agree with every choice that even my favorite politicians make but I look at the alternatives. I sat at a meeting and was sitting right next to a friend that voted against the RTA and he knew that I had voted for it, he did not accuse me of not being a conservative republican he said hey to each their own.
I guess that is the point I am making here we are not all going to agree on every single issue and are we willing to split the baby for the sake of saying we each got our way? Remember by splitting the baby the baby is dead and no one wins. We all know who wins in that case the most liberal candidate. Isn't it ok to not like every issue with a candidate but know that candidate is the most like what we would want in a candidate?