And that would matter if the goal were to elect somebody, anybody, with an (R). If they're de facto (D)'s, what difference do the deck chairs make?
“Christie showed broad appeal, carrying a majority of the votes of women and Hispanics and making gains with blacks and young people — all demographic groups that have stymied other Republicans.”
The Wendell Willkie trick. It has been working for eighty years; pump up a left wing Republican and then slaughter him.