Well, you have a duty to your country. (if it survives this folly) Either you vote for a candidate or against him. This “sending a message” crap is noticed by....no one.
The battle needs to happen before and during the primaries. The first victory that needs to be won is ending “open” primaries, and turning the decision making back to party members.
I don’t care what level of conservative credentials the RINO had, he’s not a full-blown communist/moslem/packer.
If enough right wing LIVs had shown up to vote, and elected more TEApublicans to both Houses, even a smelly (but American) RINO could have been “steered”.
Certainly there could have been some satisfaction in seeing the People’s Choice TEApartiers pushing around a RINO chief executive.
I have no duty to vote for one lefty over another lefty, both representing different arms of the Uniparty.
I am not registered as a Republican and I have no desire to be. I have seen nothing from the GOP lately that tells me that they share any of my conservative values.