It really becomes a question of "to thine own self be true"
If we REALLY think about it we HAVE to realize that the democrats had to resort to being conservative in order to be viable.
For example, look at the person they pushed on santorum, he had to run as a conservtive.
Also when it comes to iraq, we really have a MSM that is pure traitors. Last night Fox news became unwatchable. Shepard Smith was a joke, Kristol was a elitist beltway snob who was happy to have his drinking buddies back in office.
NONE of them have any clue how just plain UGLY the rest of the world is. Kristol would not survive two seconds on the real street out side the USA. Within 5 seconds some moslem would have his head at the end of a rusty knife.
Yes and NO.
We need to get good marketable and likable conservative candidates out for primaries, but if we don't get it all we can't be asses voting third parties or in other ways that benefits Democrats to power.
To thine own self be true fails if it sabotages elections to give Democrats power, so I think you principle is good, but you have to take elections and consequences into account with that statement.
Making a statement when voting that gets Democrats elected mostly only shows the stupidity of that voter IMO. :-)