How many years ago? The Republican Party has been a coalition of moderates (liberals) and conservatives since the 1800s. From the time of Bob LaFollete and Theodore Roosevelt to the Rockefeller/Scranton wing that broke with Goldwater and up through today we have fought a continuous battle for control of the Republican Party. We have had six Republican presidents since WWII and I would catagorize only one (Reagan) as a true conservative. If you go back and study the history of the Republican Party you will find it to be the party for and of conservatives but it has seldom been The Conservative Party.
“The Republican Party has been a coalition of moderates (liberals) and conservatives...”
That is only when there is widespread rational interest in winning.
There does not appear to be the case, this cycle. Too much interest in who might be pure conservative enough; little to no interest in who can actually win.
Reagan hasn’t and will not be reincarnated any time soon.
Thank you for your words of wisdom. You are absolutely correct. Nothing has changed.