This is an understandable position, and many conservatives have said vote for the GOP candidate, regardless - e.g., Reagan and, more recently, Fred Thompson.
The problem with this approach is that this loyalty is abused by triangulators like Karl Rove who force RINOs onto the party as “electiable” Republicans — lurching the entire party to the left.
While a reasonable path in Reagan’s day, I struggle with whether I will take that path any longer.
How did Karl Rove force anyone into the race? Or force any one of us to vote for any particular candidate?
Didn’t happen.