Semantics. Elective office has nothing to do with it. Even as a private citizen, she wants to be taken seriously as a conservative leader and has generated a pretty impressive amount of support. Now she pulls a fast one and betrays the very conservatives that support her. She owes Captain Queeg nothing. I question her judgment. This decision will come back to haunt her. We’ve been disappointed before, and will be again.
When? We all knew this was going to happen.
If you're going to use this standard, then all Republicans are RINOs then, because all the conservatives endorsed or campaigned for RINOs.