Buckley rule: The most conservative who can WIN. Purity should only count when it’s in the bag. This one may be but we’re not helping much.
53% GOP in the last election, down from the 60+ in the Joe Barton/Phil Graham days. That’s it get the rats excited.
Who determines “who can win”?
This is where the trouble lies every single time. We end up with the conservative least objectionable to Democrats.