I understand. I’m in and from NYC. The GOP in NY behave similarly, but we also have a Conservative Party(CP) here that has some leverage. I switched registration fron the CP to the GOP to vote in NY GOP primaries starting in 2008. I wanted Thompson then, but he dropped out. Romney got my vote in 2008. Newt got my vote in 2012.
And the national GOP is well on its way to following the MA and NY GOPs! :(