It is the moderates of the R party that selected a candidate that the “base” seriously disliked. The Base voted their conscience, collectively.
Bring forward a worthy, conservative candidate, and this doesn’t occur.
It’s funny, but saying this before, during, and after the primaries, and during the general campaign, brought derision and slurs, much like the ones you pronounce now.
I voted Palin/whats-his-name. Bite me, utahson. You, and those who espouse the BS you spew here, are the problem.
Principle comes before party.