I live in Massachusetts, just as much a liberal state, if not more so, than California.
I don’t vote for democrats but I also do not just vote for “r”’s anymore. I blanked my ballot in 2012 because I WOULD NOT vote again for Scott Brown. And if liberal republican Charlie Baker is nominated in the primary again tonight, I will blanking my ballot for him in November as well, like I did when he ran (and lost) in 2010. Though I may vote for a third party candidate.
I’ve through voting for moderate or liberal republicans, and have been working to weaken their support across the country, so hopefully a lot of them will be in their final terms since their support is dwindling (60% for McConnell and Cornyn, 56% for Graham, 50% for Cochran, 49% for Alexander, 47% for Roberts). Even if they win in November, it will be barely, and they’ll have to drain their “warchests” just to get barely by.
In any case, I will do absolutely nothing to help them. Their ilk has made it clear that they do not want my vote, so they can get reelected with the democrats and moderates that they seem to love so much.
I guess that’s the difference between you and me.
I would vote for a Scott Brown any day of the week over an Elizabeth Warren or a John Kerry or a Ted Kennedy.
The late Sen. Jesse Helms R-NC was my all time favorite US Senator. But I don’t think realistically a state like MA is going to elect someone like him.