“He would be better than any Democrat elected in Maryland.”
Au contraire, Pierre.
LET the Democrat get elected. At least we may be sure of not getting knifed in the back on a critical vote sometime down the line, like McCain did on repeal of Obamacare.
RINOs are, and shall always be, politically unreliable, often coming down solidly on both sides of any issue, advocating the principle in floor speeches, but then voting AGAINST the execution.
The problem with that "improvement" is it assumes a guaranteed loss is better than a possible loss.
Alternatively, it assumes people depend on unreliable associates. McCain was known to be unreliable. Was it better to find out he was a liar and a traitor than to never make the attempt?
Senator McCain serves as an object lesson on how much we are routinely mislead and lied to by those who have gained political power.
The potential problems of an uncertain ally are real, but so are the problems of a certain enemy.