You can voice and vote your principles at the primary level. If your guy can't pull it off there, he probably can't pull a majority nationally either. Don't take your ball/vote and go home.
I can't stomach McCain, but if he wins the primaries I'll hold my nose and black in the circle next to his name to keep Hillary/Edwards/et al OUT!
In theory yes. Except in most cases when the party has chosen the candidate they want. Example Elizabeth Dole. And I wouldn't cast a vote for that woman if you paid me.
Don't take your ball/vote and go home.
Never have. I vote for the candidate who I believe will represent my views in Congress. In most cases, it is the Libertarian candidate or I write in someone. If I don't find an acceptable candidate in that race I don't vote in that race
I can't stomach McCain, but if he wins the primaries I'll hold my nose and black in the circle next to his name to keep Hillary/Edwards/et al OUT!
Yes because we all know the Framers intended for us to treat political debate like a team sport. And the main cause of voting was to keep the other candidate out. Yep, that's exactly how we were intended to vote. Rah, rah, our team!!!