Why dont you run as a Republican, maybe for Congress, and try to change the party and bring it more conservative? That would be much more effective than running in a party no one knows about.
I worked for twenty years “fixing” the Republican Party.
Sorry, that jalopy ain’t going any further. All it’s good for is scrap.
Romney’s nomination is two broken axles and the drive train dropped all over the road.
Forget about it and move on.