Conservatives, or which I once was one and in most circles am still considered to be one...(except on this forum) have been threatening to leave for years....
Some did, and then came back after they destroyed the third party they gravitated to.
So what is new?
Nothing at all....
Some left and never came back, and some have held their noses based on the "lesser of two weavels" argument. That argument has ceased to hold water as the GOP has steadfastly rejected the values that brought the Conservatives into the base. You will see Conservatives leaving in droves and not won back with cynical appeals that the GOP is just less worse than the Rats. The illegal alien issue before us is nothing less than the destruction of our society. No conservative can be for that and remain a conservative. The true conservative component of the GOP base will be lost (which is the object of the RINOs and Liberal wing since they are more comfortable as Leftist in the minority party) and also the independents who for the most part vote for the common sense (generally conservative) candidate. I wish you well but believe you are dead wrong in your philosophy and your assessment of the issue.