We want the same type of candidate. Unfortunately more often than not, that person is not a viable candidate. So I will chose the viable candidate who shares the majority of those beliefs as do I. Then I will fight as hard as possible to get that person to see my point of view on the items we may not see eye-to-eye on.
Your 'conventional wisdom' is BS to keep conservatives out of the race.
It doesn't matter in the general election. If enough don't vote for your liberal republican, liberal republicans won't ever win a presidential election.
Running as a liberal republican will be a political kiss of death.
That's good enough for me.
You've lost twice now, voting for liberal republicans. Ready for a change?
/johnny
“that person is not a viable candidate.”
Well, it seems the “viable” candidates are liberals. Why vote GOP if you are going to vote liberal? Might as well vote Donkey.