>>What does the GOPe know that makes them so willing, even eager, to spit on the conservative base?<<
They believe that globalization is coming and the New World Order will control everything. They want a seat at the table and the United Nations will not tolerate people who support the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Amendments.
It amazes me that the truth of what globalisation means is right there, in easily understood language, last chapter of the Bible, and people just blithely rush to embrace it. “Strong delusion”, indeed.