We just shouldn’t base any of our decisions on their possible reaction.
There's nothing we can do to alleviate the effect of the total abdication of reality by American "conservatism."
It also means there's nothing—other than letting their madness drive our priorities—we can do that will make it worse, either.
If Democrats run Joe Biden—hell, if they run Mitt Romney—they'll say the exact same.
May as well run somebody that stands for what you believe in.