The problem, here, is getting elected. Outside of a true revolution, things will remain the same if the right people aren't sitting in office.
Just plain winning isn't the answer. Who wins is of utmost importance. Therefore, doesn't it make more sense to place the right candidates into a position where they have a better shot at winning versus one where you know they don't have a snowball's chance in hell? I think so.
Problem is, he's persona non-grata in the Republican party. He's making them look bad by comparison and they want him out.
The problem is that Republican party power brokers decide who gets the nomination before the primary. Instead of a place for debate and decision making, the primary then is reduced to a cheerleading session, and people like me are completely excluded from the process.
So what do we do? We make our own party. If our party causes damage to the R's and they lose elections, maybe they'll decide to open up the primaries. Until then, there's not much else to be done. I don't like it either, but that's reality.
Either way, I'll be damned if I'll vote for police state candidates. I just don't have it in me.