[muawiyah]

The Whigs didn't disappear ~ their party structure disappeared ~ they stuck around and are with us yet. Except for their highway lobby they show up as Fiscal Cons. That might also explain the otherwise undeserved popularity off the Libertarians.

[SoConPubbie]

The Whigs didn't disappear ~ their party structure disappeared ~ they stuck around and are with us yet. Except for their highway lobby they show up as Fiscal Cons. That might also explain the otherwise undeserved popularity off the Libertarians.

True, but they never were in power again. They never were able to move an issue forward again.

Your principle could also be applied to the Democrats, who are just short of being actual Communists (Some actually are) and the GOP-E, which are actually now Democrats, but not the old-time conservative kind.