"I didn't abandon the Republican party. They abandoned me."
I long ago stopped giving money to political parties and committees. Why should I give money to the Republican State Committee of Delaware when some of that money could help support Liane Sorenson or Steve Amick (in the past) who I would never support and shouldn't even be a Republican? I give directly to candidates or to single-issue political action committees only. I don't want to indirectly support someone whose views oppose mine, so why on earth would I give money to a committee that might do just that?
The quote in the title came from the first comment. I have met the author of that comment, and she's very conservative. (And her nickname that's never used to her face is exactly what you'd expect it to be.)