“But if Republicans make a comeback and win Congress again, it will mean more “Rinos” and not fewer.”
Only if people vote for them “because they can win”.
I never have and never will vote for anyone because they can win.
I never have and never will vote for anyone because they can win.
I haven't either.
But I have voted for candidates just because they were better than their opponents.
It depends on where you live. Republican candidates in some parts of the country are bound to get called "RINOs" by those in other areas.
If you live in some blue state districts, any Republican who has a shot at winning will be attacked by conservatives in deep red states as a "RINO." But electing a few Republicans who don't pass muster with some people will be the price of taking back Congress.
Times have changed, too. There are a lot fewer "Rockefeller Republicans" in politics than there were. A lot of the politicians who get attacked as RINOs now aren't anywhere near as liberal as some Republicans were a generation ago.