Occasionally, the lone juror holds out righteously for the accused. Occasionally, the lone juror holds out righteously for victims and for the people at large.
From what I understand, he had to endure the sort of hormonal, shrieking banshees that you call your party's base. That only adds to his heroism, not to mention his strong stomach.
Your moral deficit is apparent because you understand quite well that this defendant knew right from wrong when murdered those kids. You won't admit that, and you won't admit that 11 jurors are disregarding that, but you know it's true. Your moral deficit is also apparent in that, like your pink banshees, you cannot find time to speak of the horror of the victims in this case.