[Amerigomag]

You are EXACTLY doing what sabotages the conservatives in the state

In this case I may well be sabotaging a liberal Republican Party in the state but it's not sabotaging conservatives.

Conservative ideologues don't throw away votes or keep votes. They vote with their conscience. Party doesn't matter. Principle does.

Partisans worry about whose in power and who controls public policy. Ideologues are concerned about the character of public policy.

None of this would matter to Republican partisans except for one small detail. Republicans can't win without the vote of the conservative and the conservative won't vote for the Republican until the Republican implements conservative principles. This usually causes the Republican to have a public hissy.

[A CA Guy]

You can play games all you want, but the bottom line is actions speak louder than words.
If you don't vote, or direct your vote away from the Republican in main elections, you are endorsing the Communist Democrat.
This form of dysfunction has been seen before in other elections like Perot with Clinton, and it is always a loser for conservatives.