Fixed.
If the GOP leadership ignores the will of its base and forces yet another “moderate” candidate upon us, it will have irretrievably shown that it is no longer the Party of Abraham Lincoln — and should therefore be abandoned as was the Whig Party it replaced.
The Democrat Party is essentially an European Social Democrat party, rooted in collectivism and a distrust of freedom. Those who control the Republican Party seem to be hell-bent upon emulating an European Conservative party — in which the main platform is to be more efficient about managing a social welfare state and (somewhat) slowing down our slide toward fascism.
The American voter needs a Party that stands for freedom, because that is still what the majority wants and needs. If the two major Parties cannot give us that, it is time for those who understand that freedom, not government, is the key toward peace, prosperity and justice to found a new one.
I have criticized other conservatives for abstaining or voting Third Party when they did not like the Republican candidate in previous elections, but if another RINO is forced upon us, I will not legitimize such a clear betrayal of popular will with my vote this time or ever again.