Here’s the thing about the “base”.
The Democrat base is 75% of their party. What is referred to here as the Republican “base” is no more than 30% of their party, if that.
What this means is that the Democrat base is an engine to win elections, under certain circumstances (Obama, Warren, etc).
It also means that the Republican base cannot win elections, but only (by sitting out) can lose them. Now, I believe the conservative element within the GOP can grow into a national majority coalition, BUT NOT AS PART OF THE GOP.
That’s because the interests of the national GOP, what we call here the GOPe, are irreconcilably opposed to the interests of our people.
No, the 30% will still lose because it has no power nor money.
The solution is to first have a secondary to select the conservative candidate for the Republican primary
The cohesion required is to be provided by the GOPc, the conservative wing of the Republican party. Numbers on a thread yesterday show that there not only is promise for such a group in Congress but even more so in the new Congress.
The solution is not to form a new party, but to take control of the existing party. The solution will require political war