You're not practical. You're simply short-sighted.
In the short run, compromise with evil seems pragmatic. Over time, it never is.
"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are a gift of God? I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever." - Thomas Jefferson
From what source did you get those numbers? I find it hard to believe that a party with that many registered voters could only pull in 40,000 nation wide in November.