Conservatives seem to believe they had control of the GOP and somehow lost it thanks to "RINOs" in 2006. As long as they continue to misidentify the reasons why Republicans didn't win big, not much will change.
For example. My folks at one time would have been defined by their own beliefs as "RINO's", through plenty of persuasion on my part, I've managed to maintain a mutual loving relationship with my parents, and at the same time, affected change within their own hearts and minds. In the left winged media's eye, they now would be considered right-winged radicals just like me. They are a lost cause to the ideals of modern day liberalism.
I've got plenty of other stories like that. I'm affecting people in my local community, one heart and one mind at a time. It's a lot of work, but it's satisfying work. I'm young enough that I have plenty of years of the same work ahead of me.
These right wing pundits sitting behind DC walls and high atop castle towers wringing hands and crying because they can't get 100% of what they want all of the time can go pound sand as far as I am concerned.