Re: 8 - you’re kidding, right?
There’s more than a few posters that appear ready to lose the Senate to get a more pure Republican Party. And are willing to vote for Democats in the furtherance of that.
A Republican in name only who undercuts “his party” like McCain so often did (remember when he killed the repeal of Obamacare with his one vote?) is of limited value. Hogan is cut from the same mold. He may vote with the party on occasion but when it matters he’ll stab us in the back. No thanks.
Republicans like Hogan do more harm than good. They undercut the part’s agenda on the most important issues and they give Republicans a bad name, which turns off Independents. If you want to attract Independents to the party and encourage them to start voting a straight Republican ticket, you have to give them a reason to do so.