[muawiyah]

7 of the 10 official candidates for the nomination had substantial histories as Democrats ~ as public officials, as donors, as workers, as,.....,

That's your first definition of RINO. We don't even need to address the finer subtleties that eek over into ideological differences ~ we got a problem with Republicans. We are running short!

[al44]

7 of the 10 official candidates for the nomination had substantial histories as Democrats ~ as public officials, as donors, as workers, as,.....,

That's your first definition of RINO. We don't even need to address the finer subtleties that eek over into ideological differences ~ we got a problem with Republicans. We are running short!

You might want to broaden your definition a little, you just classified Ronald Reagan as a RINO.