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  If your only goal is victory for your side, then that is where your heart is.
  And I don't mean that as harshly as it probably sounds - I think any Democrat in the current stable would be preferable to any GoP in their current stable.
  But I vote for the person whose values most closely align with mine in the primaries.  If they can pull through and win the nomination, then I have no worries for them in the general.
  That's why I noted in another post in this thread that complete rationality is not desirable.
  I am a white, middle aged, owner of a successful IT company.  I own 35 acres, with 3 houses.  Financially, I am in a pretty good place.
  It would be rational for me to vote Republican.  That would probably benefit me financially.
  But I don't because I find most of their positions morally repugnant.  That isn't a rational decision, it's a moral one, that I do not regret.
context: Just gonna quote something I saw about this topic a while ago 
  “It was once explained to me that voting is actually a pretty irrational thing to do for a lot of people. As an individual, you will never make a difference. You just lose a part of a day, in fact.
  The reason most people vote isn’t because of rational assessment of policy, but rather to affirm who they are. It’s more of an identity thing than a society thing.
  Think about it, imagine if there was a candidate that agreed with all your policy goals, but he could only get off to pictures of spiders and was very open about it. You may be pragmatic enough to vote for him, but most people are not that pragmatic at all and you’d have a lot of difficulty explaining your choice to them. It might even make you wanna find someone else” >
  
  But isn't part of pragmatism also making sure that you support a candidate which can actually win? If I can vote for a candidate which supports 100% of my policies with a 5% chance of getting elected, or a candidate which supports 75% of my policies with a 40% chance of getting elected, then the second is probably the more pragmatic choice. >
  
  Vote with your heart in the primaries.  Vote with your head in the general. >
  
  But if I'm concerned someone can't win a general election, the make-or-break point is the primary.