[EternalVigilance]

Just punish these this rather intolerant and strident species of social conservative in the primary, and if one actually wins the primary (a very rare event), and the one is too offensive, just vote for the Dem in the general...

I don't know how I missed that. Typical liberal Republican plan. And yet you whine when conservatives won't vote for a liberal Republican in a general.

[Torie]

And yet you whine when conservatives won't vote for a liberal Republican in a general.

You must be mixing me up with some other posters. If you have fundamental disagreements with a liberal Republican, if after taking into account all the pros and cons, short term and long term, you choose to vote for the Dem or a third party, or not vote, I respect that. The trick though in many states is for the Pubbie to get both your wing of the party to vote for him and mine. Without both wings, the Pubbie will likely lose.