If RINO means Republican In Name Only and Republican means one who defends and upholds the republic and the republic is rule by law and the law is defined by the Constitution . . . then aren’t those that socialize with those who defile the Constitution and craft laws full of compromise and counter-Constitutional content Republicans in name only?
It doesn't. "Republican" is simply the name of the saner of the two major political parties in the United States.
Nothing more.
Sure, the party has a "platform" (actually more of a guideline, argh...) and a general philosophy of controlling taxes and restraining the growth of government, but it's essentially every man for himself when it comes to collecting votes at election time, and every district, every state, has a different percentage of losers, bums, deadbeats, parasites, and goofballs. This is why all of the major parasite nests ("cities") are owned by the Democrats.
Nothing explains California.
It's probably time to build a wall between California and America.