The scenario:
Last election Larry was considered a fringe candidate, on the far side of the spectrum of beliefs and positions espoused by your party. Yet, he won the election. Larry, is your favorite candidate who you consider well qualified to occupy the position he is campaigning for again.

This election he has a challenger from the same party, Curly. Curly is even more extreme than Larry ever was, in fact, Larry is now being called the establishment candidate even though his views are still far from center. Curly is saying very bad things about Larry, some true, some not so much. Your view of Curly is extremely negative, and you do not believe that he is anywhere near as capable as your Larry. His views on the issues and how to solve them are not yours, in fact you see him as unethical, despicable and destructive to the party and probably the country.

As is the want of the electorate, Curly beats Larry in the Primary and is now the party candidate. He is running against a candidate from the other party who, while more centrist in his views, still leans to the opposite side of where you stand on most issues. His name is Mo. Mo comes at things different from you but you feel that of the two he is the lesser of the two evils. You question his ability but not his ethics or desires.

The question is how do you vote in the election?
Do you:
A) Vote for Curly because he is a member of the same party you are.
B) Vote for Mo even though he is a member of a different party.
C) Don’t bother voting at all.