I'm totally good with that. Here in NYS the state GOP leader is Nixon's sone in law Ed Cox. The guy has done ZERO party building. He only wanted to go to more cocktail parties. Meanwhile the party has become extinct. The traditional GOP is DEAD. If it weren't for the tea party and conservatives not a single GOP candidate in NYS would get elected.
I'm not sure it ever existed. Reagan was not a traditional GOP member. The GOP despised Reagan as much as they despise McDaniel. If you think about it, when has the GOP ever been for liberty and limited government? Reagan was, but did the GOP ever do anything other than ride his coattails?