Sadly, no. They are real Republicans, in office, wielding power that can create tyrannical law, acting like Democrats, no "pretending" about it.
The republican party has been infiltrated and saturated with soft moderates that claim to be conservative, in other words, Democrats, certainly not (Reagan) conservatives. We haven’t seen that type of leadership in over 20 years. This is tactical, see rules for radicals.
Just like our great country, the way to destroy it is from WITHIN,