Instead lets look at John Quincy Adams, his stand against Martian Van Buren and Slavery was vilified by many at the time and he was shouted down in Congress whenever he brought it up.
But has History not proven he was on the right side? The Threat of Civil War was huge in the 1820's and 30's and yet he stood up to say "NO"!
Men like J.Q.A. still exist out there today, but in order to do so, we must the break from the Notion of their only ever being 2 parties, especially after one has been usurped by the other, as seen here and with Romney.