I agree - although I think the first group (modern big government Republicans like Bush/Romney/late McCain) is far more influential, as evidenced by their repeated successes in securing the Republican presidential nomination. The second group (devout religious right that thinks their personal moral beliefs should be codified into the law and policies of government agencies), on the other hand, has been shrinking for decades. In fact, the group has fractured, with some large denominations actually supporting the progressive political agenda: apparently their "personal moral beliefs" regarding homosexuality, abortion, open borders, etc. are now more compatible with Democrat (or socialist) "law and policies of government agencies"...
The second group of so-called conservatives has the awesome trait of burying candidates that would be awesome leaders. In their pursuit to find Jesus as their next President, they often work against what would be the best guy, ***EVEN FOR THEM.*** Example: Trump.
The second group has standards, they have principals, and all of that is good. But what it leads them to do is to support frauds like Romney who will never curse, never text something foul, is able create the appearance they are looking for, but ends up selling them out on every issue they hold dear.
Meanwhile, a Trump despite his abrasive personality, use of colorful adjectives, jokes that are what you expect in a high-school locker-room; throttles the IRS going after clergy speaking their mind, looks into the abuses against Christians abroad, goes after the funding to Planned Parenthood, rolls back some of the gay agenda, is proud to say “Merry Christmas” and does not light up the White House in a big Rainbow display.
The religious right is often their own worst enemy! They are easily captivated by the politician that walks around with ashes on his forehead, but who will vote against their interests 100% of the time.
Because of “form” they are willing to throw to the side some of the best people when it comes to “function,” and they forget the teachings of the Bible itself - All the Apostles were imperfect men, all of them. What do you think it's trying to tell us?