I’ve talked to some people about that, and they say that the world is much different today than in the 1850s, and that there are bigger obstacles today to starting up a new political party. Also, the Republicans rose at the very time that the Whig Party was dissolving, so the new Republican party was able to get a lot of support from former Whigs.
The GOP just helped the Democrats cheat out the best President we’ve had in decades.
The GOP is dead, whether you dead enders accept it or not.
Maybe the wipeout in 2022 will convince you.
Also, the Republicans rose at the very time that the Whig Party was dissolving, so the new Republican party was able to get a lot of support from former Whigs.