There are at least 2 Republican parties (nationally) and arguably 5.
Since before 1964, there has been an evil, corrupt, dishonest, Republican party made up of crony capitalists who just rip off the country and fleece the Republican voters.
This should not be a surprise to anyone.
So when we talk about “the Republican Party” nobody by now should be confused that there is a “good” (or at least better) Republican Party and a “bad” Republican Party which is not much better than the Democrats
George Washington was spot on. He foresaw the foibles of having political parties. Look how many of those feckless pols vote to tote the party line.
Better if all pols were Independents instead of playing for a team. Too bad because it would help root out some career scums in DC.