Certainly it seems that GOP affairs have dived into treachery.
The only reason to walk into the voting booth with a nose clothespin would be because the Democrats are even MORE treacherous. And certainly it would be with no illusions about trusting in a mortal candidate. It would be about trying to keep a closing door open as long as possible.
Im usually never a purist type, always pragmatic. If the RINO wins fair and square (better campaign, bigger machine) in the primaries, I always back them in the general. If a RINO is our only path in a blue purple state, I back them. From McCain to Romney to Graham to Scott Brown etc. But the way Cochran won was so ugly and despicable that it’s unforgivable. If conservatives vote for Cochran in the general, the Roves and Barbours and Chambers etc will have a template. They will run the same game plan again and again if there are no consequences. And I know that Childers will vote with Reid 90% of the time and Cochran would only vote with then 30%. But it’s the principle. The only way they can fix it is to explain it, disavow it and apologize. Even then, not sure.