You should join the Dems, you are helping them win. Me, I'm fighting the GOPe by being a member and I speak my mind at meetings. Ever join your local Republican party? If you never did, don't complain if you have RINOs.
My plate is too full with some serious family comes first obligations to be involved in a party position. I could not guarantee my availability due to my presence at home for the most part 24/7. And besides no party owns my votes not even the Constitution Party.
I've voted DEM nationally just once and that was for U.S. Senate and I made my case for it. The DEM deserved the vote the RINO did not and the RINO is a long time DEM backer. It was cut and dry. The other was county Sheriff who was doing his job satisfactory. Last election a few months ago I changed that vote due to his budget demands placed on a strapped county budget.
Knock it off with the childish a vote for Independent is helping Dems crap. You mock the ones who died to give us the freedom & right to vote to start with in doing so. If some had their way we would only be allowed a two party system where a small select oligarchy would decide the two allowed choices.