It takes a majority to win an election. I would vote for the only person that I totally trust, but other than family, I doubt my vote for myself would mean much.

Yes, of course I vote for the least of the bad, but I also vote party because it is of MY ideology, or the closest of the two. In my party, I would hope that a felon and threat to national security would not get nominated. I would also hope that we would not invite a socialist into our primaries. But, that is just another reason I won't vote for the other side. We have enough liberals in our party, that I don't need to totally immerse myself with the ultra radicals on the left. In my opinion, the GOP, and Trump are not conservative enough. But, I also realize that our party is always the one that has to compromise in order to get anything done. So, Republicans are required to compromise by moving to the middle-left in order to get any conservative ideas pushed. Americans are a fickle lot, not ever knowing what they really want or what is good for them. They ALL want a Utopia, but there is no such thing.

Which party is closest to giving me these:

Balanced budget, lower national debt
More employed citizens, not working for the government
Freedom of speech without worrying about PC
Freedom to own weapons for hunting,sport and defense
Equal percentage of tax obligation, not some paying all and others paying none.
Strong military presence
Enforced law without handicapping the police
Less regulations/laws restricting our lives
Strong punishment for crimes committed
Strong borders and enforce penalties for hiring illegals
Do not allow illegals to enter into any of our public schools, including colleges.
Do not allow illegals to obtain drivers licenses
Any illegal caught violating a law will be deported if not incarcerated.
Allow states to handle their own social problems, not the Feds.

Between the two parties, only one supports most of that, and it is not the Democratic socialist party.