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third party = democrat support.

You're right here if course, third party votes are just as deadly as touching the third rail of a railroad line. There simply is no debating that fact.

I must say though, given the absolutely nearly traitorous behavior of the Republican Party as a whole in the last year, I'm just not sure what is the best thing to do, should a truly conservative Republican be defeated in primaries like this. It seems once the primaries are over, if a true conservative hasn't won, then the country has lost already.

So really, it seems to me a valid question to ask, "why even bother to vote in such an election?"

Certainly the pragmatic answer is that there most certainly is a difference, politically speaking, between a Cornyn and his Democratic opponent. That is, on paper. In theory. Based on the party planks and individual statements of each. But here I'm reminded of the old catch phrase, "Talk is cheap"

It's truly action that matters, and what has Cornyn (and GOP-e's like him) actually DONE to advance the conservative agenda? When, in recent history, have they actually stood FOR conservatism instead of just (saying they are) standing against liberalism? The average voter in this country will probably pull the R lever in November, but not for what (most) Republicans have or do STAND for, much less have proposed, but because of what they are not, which are Democrats.

This is a perfect time for the Pubbies to be taking their ideas to the country, ideas for debt reduction (such as increasing domestic energy production, and lowering taxes for everyone) ideas for replacing Obamacare with actual solutions that would work to lower healthcare costs (such as making HSA's more accessible and tort reform), and ways to encourage economic growth (such as eliminating needless regulations on businesses). They all SAY these things, but they never actually TRY to DO them.

It's very discouraging, and this is why I'm not too keen on a Republican victory this November, if it's a victory based on the public distaste for the status quo. That would not be constructive, no matter how significant (in terms of numbers) the victory. That would be just business as usual in Washington, while the country continues it's self inflicted slide into fiscal death via backroom deals and pork belly spending. Just with an "R" in front of its name.