I wish some conservatives would start running as DEMOCRAT in heavily conservative areas.
If you have an INCUMBENT GOPe, he will not lose to a conservative because of all the GOPe money.
If a true conservative runs as a democrat, he might become the party’s candidate. He/she could then run hard right of the republican incumbent and possibly win.
It’s really one of the few ways I could see a conservative getting elected vs incumbent GOPe.
Neither party would like being shaken up that way which is good for us.
Your idea could work in one-party districts. Plenty of districts in Texas that are dominated by Republicans, but they’ve been in DC too long and are tied too closely to Boehner.