Yes, the gop is the 21st century equivalent of the Whigs. But it was never “our” party. It was sold out to the gop-e many years ago.
I look forward to the gop demise. Something better will come to replace it. And conservatives might actually find themselves with representation. That’ll be something new and exciting and far better than the ever present dread of knowing that you’re about to be sold out by those who claim to be your allies.
I believe if the GOP ends.. you are right, conservatives will have more of a voice in a new party.. they will also be marginalized and it will be a minority party with little real power. U.S. citizens are pretty much statists now and only statist type GOP (Bush anyone) can win.. even Romney couldn’t because he was too capitalist..very sad. The question is would you rather (try to) influence a larger party closer to your beliefs or capitulate to the DNC and break the Republican party into smaller factions?