I have considered your words and reject them. I am very tired of the x-tremist wing of the party losing elections for us. Perhaps you should take your principled 8% and form the principled party. The 92% of us remaining would acquire many more than your 8% by bringing back those that you have alienated.
Perhaps you should take your imaginary friends, all 92% of them, and go join the RATS. You'll fit right in.
Likely you already did long ago, anyway.
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." -Barry Goldwater