It is true that as a conservative I had hoped for a home in the Republican party. It’s also true that they have done everything they can at the national level to get rid of me.
Locally, they have open arms. But these are people I know, worship with, go to ball games with. For the most part our local republicans are conservatives just like me. Nationally, they want conservatives gone. Unfortunately, the national party is saying to about 85% of their local base that they should just get lost.
Locally here (Maine), the Republicans are like the national ones - they have contempt for conservatives.