My. What a thoughtful response. Do you write a regular column for Democratic Underground, or are you just a guest contributor.
Let me explain this one last time.
When you vote your feelings, your gut, your instincts, your morals, or your scruples, you have to realize that none of those things matter. What matters is, Who Wins.
If a democrat wins, we loose. Whether you feel good about yourself, whether you can look at yourself in the mirror, whether you think the Republican candidate is a RINO -- none of that matters if a democrat wins.
If you believe your candidate is the one for the job, have him run in a Republican primary and win. Then have him run against a democrat in the general, and win.
This isn't rocket science. It involves a lot of hard work, time, dedication, and money.
If you find that none of the people you claim to support ever win, perhaps you should ask yourself why this is so. Maybe you could have worked a little harder, contributed a little more money, or held a few more events for them.
Blaming the "two party machine" for your loss isn't going to make you a winner. It makes you look foolish, and diminishes your candidate. In politics, just as anywhere else, a man is known by the company he keeps. If you come across as an abrasive nut, your candidate suffers as well.
So quit complaining.