The whole problem is the different parts of the conservative base pick their favorite son so the Cultural Cons go for one person, the Fiscal Cons go for someone else, and now the more libertarian element goes for a third person allowing the GOPe candidate to win early states.
Yep, we definitely have a problem, but most often we allow ourselves to be defeated by the very strategy I just recommended: many conservatives run, while the GOP “moderates” rally gehind one candidate. Hopefully we can get a Reagan conservative (such as Cruz) who can unite all the base while the so called “moderates” have a lot of candidates splitting their vote.