They would be, if GOP legislators would actually DO something about illegal immigration, energy, and the economy. They had all three houses for 6 years... and did what? Nothing. Coburn is correct. Until the GOP finds candidates who will "walk the talk", they deserve to become more and more irrelevant. If they don't turn it around, eventually the voters will simply find a new party. I know I'm certainly paying a lot more attention to third parties than I have in decades.
They won't and they can't. They need the exact same people that are already in the Republican party. You can change the name if that makes you feel better but the fact is we must get sufficient converts to join with us. The only viable route is for us to band together in the Republican party and fight like heck to get our people elected in the primaries.
I don't blame anyone but ourselves. We simply need more numbers.