That's my concern too. And there circumstances in which I would not vote for the Pubby. If Riordan won the GOP nomination for Calif. gov. I would vote Libertarian or whatever. But I certainly wouldn't throw a prissy fit and vote third party because Simon is not perfect.
Also, if Riordan was the GOP nominee for Senate, I would vote for him in a second. For those who love the Constitution, a RINO senator is better than a Dem senator. Conservatives control the GOP leadership which means the committee chairmen will be generally conservative, and pro-Constitution judges will be able to be appointed..
The Dems are an evil party. .