In other words, you are reacting defensively from the earliest stages. You are basing your choice on your expectations of the opposition. You allow yourself to be manipulated by how the left spins its way through a left-dominated media. HELLO???????
MY criteria start with: "Am I willing to be accountable for what happens if the guy I'm voting for wins?
THAT should be the "deal breaker." The identity of the opposition has zero relevance to what I am willing to vote FOR.
"Hillary" -- that's what worried Republicans were wailing in 2008, "anybody who can beat Hillary." Meanwhile, the Democrats nominated Obama right out from under their expectations.
You can vote "against" and "anybody-but" all you want. You're chasing unicorns when you do. Worse, it's "heads they win, tails we lose." It's a sucker's bet.
Space Unicorns, even.