The bridges have already been burned, there should be no retreat.
The Republicans are not going to GAIN any votes/kudos/love by giving into the MSM, the Democrats, or the President, those groups hate them anyway. The Republicans WILL, however, lose any Conservatives and even moderates if they keep up the capitulating attitude. So IS it about votes, or is it about something else? Money from corporations? What?
It doesn’t matter. If the Republicans cave they might as well re-register as democrats.