By the way, (speaking of Kool-aid) the point of elections is not just to win. The point of elections is to allow people to choose their elected representatives. If the people abandon their principles before there is even a primary, they will never be heard.
If you are a political party then its the ONLY thing and that is what the topic is about.
You want to discuss the value of conservatism then happy to agree with you but on another thread