The South, Northeast and CA are irrelevant in a national campaign. The only thing that matters are the swing states, OH,FL,MI,PA,NV.
" The South, Northeast and CA are irrelevant in a national campaign."
They're only irrelevant if you can win them all like you're supposed to.
With a RINO, you are in danger of losing 'safe' states. THAT is the issue. Without locking up safe states by appealing to the base, all the swing states won't matter.