I get what you’re trying to say, but if you really think about it, Conservativism as we know it is a relatively recent movement within the GOP, so RINOs could make the case that we’re the upstarts.
Anything that separates my principles from those of the GOP is welcome in my book. The GOP and I had a short meeting of the minds in the mid 90s....didn’t last long though.
The GOP can call me anything they want, so long as it’s not “....a Republican.”