A simple truth that too many don't want to hear. Would I rather have a conservative than a RINO? Of course! But given the choice between a RINO and a Democrat, I'll take the RINO.
Truth is, RINO's are exclusively Republicans in Name only. Just look at the party breakdown for the votes by party in Garland, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and now BBB. Party affiliation does matter even if they abandon us on a lot of other votes.
That was supposed to be “not” exclusively. They do tend to vote more often as Republicans than do actual Democrats, even if they are not generally reliable.