Well, yeah, that's been obvious, to me at least, for a couple decades at least. Thanks for acknowledging that a vote for any GOP schlub is a wasted vote.
“So you’re saying Republican politicians are more interested in courting the votes of people who will never vote for them than representing their actual voters?”
Not exactly. In safe GOP states and districts, Republicans will vote a conservative line. Most of their constituents are conservative.
In purple states and districts, voting a straight conservative line wouldn’t be representing their actual voters and they’ll get wiped out.