Real simple. You don’t get to use the party for your political advantage then betray it when your choice doesn’t win an election. Political parties are not “my way or the high way” position. They are a collection of interests. If you lose, you don’t get to decided to betray the party choice and stay in the party.
Now, if Stasse wants to resign his position and his membership in the GOP then run an independent campaign for the Seat when in a special election for the office, that would be a principled thing to do. But this gutless parasites will never do that.
You mean just like the Donald! He, that knight in shining armor, that paragon of virtue who has never, would never think about splitting the ticket. Donaldus Maximus would never threaten a third party run if he doesn’t get his thumb sucking little way.
Fools. Who is the greater fool? The fool, or the fool who follows him.