Since when has a RINO ever known he was being played? It’s almost the definition of a RINO.
He's not being played. He's playing GOP voters. The RINO's are saying that GOP voters can't get 'em all. The way to counter that was illustrated a while back in the movie "Stand by Me", where the protagonist, Gordie, who was armed with a gun, was surrounded by a large group of bullies, just as GOP voters are being swarmed with RINO office holders: