No, tar them. Paint them with the same brush, for they confess the same beliefs. Only difference they espouse is methodology, but words are words, and not actions which matter.
Do the same with the Democrats. When a member of the Democratic party does something that's at best questionable and more likely illegal, call their friends, their allies, their subordinates, their supporters and their colleagues in the party on that too. Just like one would with Republicans.
Make clear that such behaviour is completely, utterly and unforgivably impermissible. Always, no matter the rank, no matter the station, no matter the office, and that failing to condemn such actions and failing to act on such condemnations can and will be reason to look for a better candidate in the next election, or if the screw up is particularly egregious to demand a recall of the clearly at best insufficiently competent official.
Let your vote be bought, and the currency be good government. The market place for votes is sadly one where it's a buyer's market and lacks a guarantee of delivery of the promised recompense for your trust, but you can at least try to ensure that if you are taken in by the false promises once that there is no repeat. And remember that a protest vote is still a vote, even if it means a blank ballot, a nonsense write in, or a hopeless candidate you find more palatable.
Do the same with the Democrats. When a member of the Democratic party does something that's at best questionable and more likely illegal, call their friends, their allies, their subordinates, their supporters and their colleagues in the party on that too. Just like one would with Republicans.
Make clear that such behaviour is completely, utterly and unforgivably impermissible. Always, no matter the rank, no matter the station, no matter the office, and that failing to condemn such actions and failing to act on such condemnations can and will be reason to look for a better candidate in the next election, or if the screw up is particularly egregious to demand a recall of the clearly at best insufficiently competent official.
Let your vote be bought, and the currency be good government. The market place for votes is sadly one where it's a buyer's market and lacks a guarantee of delivery of the promised recompense for your trust, but you can at least try to ensure that if you are taken in by the false promises once that there is no repeat. And remember that a protest vote is still a vote, even if it means a blank ballot, a nonsense write in, or a hopeless candidate you find more palatable.