I made the same arguments to FReepers about McCain and Romney.
Look, the whole idea of the people running our country is to put up a straw man for Hillary to knock down in the general election. Just like they picked McCain “for us” in 2008.
I struggled with this for a decade, but I will no longer vote the lesser evil. If I cannot vote FOR someone, if the candidate does not meet my minimum standards for acceptability and competence, I will not vote for them.
So far, Cruz, Walker, Trump and possibly Fiorina meet those standards. The rest do not.