You fail to recognize that the reason so many, er, 'conservatives' go the third party route isn't because they fail to understand the consequences but because they are brain damaged. It is futile to try and discuss this with them.
Conservatives are independent thinkers and tend to go their separate ways. Most are not joiners. This measurably adds to the difficulty in organizing an activity to do anything, even one designed to restore the Constitution.
So, why can't we force out the "closet socialists" in the GOP? I guess that's because they aren't in the closet anymore.....like Tom "No Fat to Cut" DeLay.