It wasn't so long ago that I used to believe that fairy tale. It's now irrefutable that the 'rat party and the GOPe are two wings of the same party. I'll grant that the GOPe candidates are 'nicer' than the shrewish Hillary, but the end result would be the same.
I would argue that any change, which results in removing D's from the government, is a good change. We know that the Republican party is a party made up of RINOs, moderates and conservatives. I would argue that it's easier for conservative Republicans to influence the Republican party as compared to influencing the Democrat party. Also, there will be pressure on any Republican President, regardless of political stripe, to cooperate with his/her party - a party that includes many conservatives.