You vote for the one closest to your views in the primaries. They didn't win you say? Too bad. Your faction is too small to actually win all the marbles. OT

You vote for the one closest to your views in the primaries. They didn't win you say? Too bad. Your faction is too small to actually win all the marbles. OTOH, you can work at the legislative level where a smaller, dedicated interest group can actually get someone elected. It does not have the ego stroking that comes with top of the ticket wins, but it actually does manage to accomplish something and while you may be forced to compromise your principles and actually work with other people who do not share your views once elected it is better to be on the inside than on the outside complaining.