Badger is only a Republican because he wants a judgeship or some other appointment in a heavily Republican area. Kind of weird, but understandable.
The rest have no real excuse.
OPEN SCENE: REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS, WHERE GRABD CEREMONY IS TAKIBG PLACE. BADGER HAS JUST WALKED UP AISLE AND SYMBOLICALLY KNELT BEFORE THE GOP LEADERSHIP
Governor Kasich: ah, Mr Badger, your loyalty to the Republican Party known no bounds, even in these troubled times. It is my pleasure to bestow upon you the esteemed role of Chief Flower Arranger of the Great State of Ohi-
Gatecrasher, bursting in the doors: this man is a fraud! [Theatrically gestures towards badger] He has just changed his avatar from blue to red on Dave Leips US Election Atlas Forum
Kasich: [wobbles arms angrily] you DISGUST me badger. Leave now. Never come back.