re: Next week I will do something I've never done before: Vote a straight Republican ticket

The turning point for me was the Kavanaugh hearings. I tell people that I don't know how anyone who watched those hearings could ever vote for a Democrat again (unless they fully redeem themselves - fat chance!).

Before that, I voted mostly R, sometimes 3rd party, but would always consider if a D was really the better choice, and have voted for D's occasionally. After the Kav hearings, no way. I can't imagine an R being bad enough to overcome my desire to totally destroy the Dem party.