Self-Defeating Strategy of RINO Labeling?

A disturbing new way of campaigning has popped up on the Republican side, labeling other Republican candidates you oppose “RINOs” when they haven’t earned the credentials. Because much of politics comes down to money these days, billionaires are buying elected offices, shoving genuine conservatives out of the way with these false labels. Anyone with money can slap the “America First” label on themselves and label a conservative who’s worked in the trenches, or a new one who is loudly standing up for core conservative principles like election integrity that most don’t dare to, a RINO. The problem becomes worse when these dishonest or fake candidates get into the general election races. Their dishonesty and inexperience gets exposed, and they end up costing the GOP a seat by losing. And the ones who actually are able to win the general election cannot be trusted. It’s pretty easy to figure out who real RINOs are. They have low ratings from conservative groups like the American Conservative Un …