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But if conservatism is the right way to govern and best for the nation - and I agree that it is - when why should it take “guts” to do it?

This is only true because conservatives have a) failed to persuade the public at large or the superiority of their beliefs; and b) failed when put in office to keep their promises.

How hard is it to win an argument when you’re right?

Instead of getting mad and taking your ball and going home because no one will listen to you/respect you/nominate your candidates, you should take a long hard look at yourselves and consider why that is.

It’s not because your ideas are wrong. So then, why?

I think much of the dissatisfaction with the Republican party is that many conservatives believe we were sold a "bill og goods" in the past. many of the people who ran for office were not true conservatives but puesdo-conservatives all too willing to go against their their "principles" when supporting big government legislation.

Now the current nominee, apparently, doesn't even feel the need to pay lip services to the conservative base and the Republican party is once again the minority party.

Asking this disaffected conservative base to work hard for a new set of "conservatives" leaves a bad taste in the mouth of many conservatives who view the situation "fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Certainly taking your marbles and going home is not a winning strategy, but playing with a person who steals your marbles is equally fruitless.

My personal view is that conservatives have made a big mistake in viewing their road to success as being loyal supporters of the Republican party. That results in conservatives being taken for granted at best.

We need to follow the left's example. They have successfully moved the Democrat party to the left from the outside with numerous special interest groups such as the ACLU, Greenpeace, AARP, and a multitude of others. These groups have been quite successful in setting policy for the Democratic party and the country.