I am thinking we are the RINOS. There may be no saving or returning the party to conservative. I Changed to Independent. I am waiting for a replacement party.
Replacement party.......think how we got Bill Clinton. The liberals love that idea. It is the classic divide and conquer. We have to be smarter than that. We are not going to EVER have a party that is 100% what we want, especially as conservatives. We are independent and self sufficient. We are not like democrats who will blindly follow some dude that pulls our chain for one reason or another. We are Republicans and Conservatives cannot have an organization like the Democrats do. It goes totally against our nature. We have to have our own organization and there we need to find a way to make it work for all of us.
Bush's daddy ran me out of the big tent with his 'no new taxes' lie, and I've been Independent ever since. I've never been able to tolerate liars.
IMHO, third party is the way to go. Don't listen to the 'We have to change the Republican party' spiel either. They act like they have 'nads when they're not in power, yet do nothing when they GET there. I've watched their game for decades.
Reagan was the only exception, but finding another Reagan and having them survive the RNC process to even get them in an election would be like trying to herd cats.