I think you’re right.
I’d have to hold my nose to vote for “fill in the name of any of the squishes here” and mourn our Republic.
But I am not about to cede defeat before the battle begins!
Get your GRR on and get in the fight!
“But I am not about to cede defeat before the battle begins!”
Neither am I.
But it’s always good to have a plan B in place. Otherwise, if you don’t get what you want, your only option is to get mad and break things. :-)