The GOPe beat conservatives the last two presidential elections. I think we didn’t offer up a strong alternative. My point? I think they think their base support is much stronger than it really is. They literally do not know how much most Republicans despise Jebbie and his Common Core and amnesty nonsense! Now that we have strong nominees, they see just how shallow support for the GOPe really is. It’s nowhere near even 50% of the party.
The GOPe wins by being marginally “better” that the opponent. Plus, it doesn;t want to win anyway. The conflict between the parties is part real, but mostly illusion to condition the people into believing the vote matters. All the parties have the same goal, 50-100-150 years from now, national boundaries will not exist, except for legacy/feelgood reasons.
Apparently they learned how to lie in a short period of time. They seen how George W talked, and won. And they see how Fox News can masquerade as conservative and be on top. And then don't forget the IRS targeting conservative groups. Nobody promised it would be easy.