No one is without blemish, O.
I will vote for the most conservative candidate that can win.
I paraphrased someone you may have heard of. This gentleman said of political pragmatism:
18 April 1967, Miami (FL) William F. Buckley, Jr. was asked who would be the wisest Republican choice.
He said: “The wisest choice would be the one who would win. No sense running Mona Lisa in a beauty contest. I’d be for the most right, viable candidate who could win. If you could convince me that Barry Goldwater could win, I’d vote for him.”
Richard Nixon, he said, would be the strongest GOP candidate."
History validates.