Unfortunately there are many self proclaimed conservatives that want to conserve leftist victories.
That is an unusual dynamic. I have come to view these people as somehow being invested in defeat, as they want to be the ones who will say "See? I TOLD you this was going to happen!"
That is the much easier and lazy approach to "success" and the need for validation than fighting for what hangs in the balance as a good.
I find it a twisted and perverted perspective, but I believe there are many people like that on the conservative side who have given up in that respect and embrace defeat, including many on this forum.