Enjoy the party.
Support for empty-suited unprincipled candidates like Grayson proves that conservatives who say they want to "take their party back" for conservatism aren't serious.
EV, I love you, man. I appreciate your principled stances, but you have to weigh a great many things when you’ve got candidates running for office. First and foremost is viability. If they don’t pass the viability test for the general election, it’s all just a wasted exercise. If we did it your way with backing candidates, however principled, for the general, we’d find ourselves with a Congress made up of 95% Democrats or more. You need to step back and see where I’m coming from here. We’ve got to have people in the game (I know you hate that description, but that’s just how it is), or we’re totally shut out. You have to realize that.
I’d urge your Mr. Johnson to set his sights lower, win an office he can have an impact in, state legislature for example, make his mark there, build a record, build name recognition, and then he’ll be ready to move up. That’s how you do it. That’s the best piece of advice I’d give Mr. Johnson.