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I'm not saying that there aren't Republicans for whom I would vote. In fact, I was more than happy to cast my ballot for Bob Schaffer in the 4th Congressional District here in Colorado. He's one of the best Constitutionalists in the entire Congress. Unfortunately (actually, fortunately), he won't be running again next fall because he promised to self-limit himself to three terms. He's keeping his word (though there were MANY in the GOP leadership in the House who tried to persuade him to break his promise) and not running.

The good part is there are at least three VERY conservative Republicans lining up to run for the GOP nomination. I'd vote for any and all of them, and am having a tough time deciding who to support in next summer's primary. The good part is the the election is basically decided at that point because of this district's makeup.

On the flip side, we have Ben Nighthorse Campbell in the Senate. Not even gonna get started on him. Wayne Allard is better, but only slightly so. I wouldn't vote for either of them (and haven't).

A question: Assuming the R is a RINO, are you advocating not voting or voting for a thrid party candidate who espouses your beliefs no matter their ability to win? If the latter, I can certainly agree that by "priming the pump" now, you can set the stage for someone to drink more easily in the future. The former seems to serve no reasonable end.

But if Allard loses to some Demonrat, and that means Pat Leahy can block pro-life justices as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, what does that accomplish? I'll take a fair percentage of perfect from a guy.

Could you live with putting some Pat Schroeder wanna-be in place of Allard or Campbell? They vote pretty well on the issues. Not perfect, but far better than some Denver or Boulder liberal. Is making a point worth a far-left Senator?