So how can those who are GOP but not conservative not be de-facto Democrats? I’ve tracked a lot of their votes, and it’s the big votes that matter (you know, judiciary confirmation votes among the Senators, spending bill votes among the Congressmen et al), not the little ones and the show votes.
Demographic changes are not as profound as you seem to think they are. There would not be so much election fraud if that was a factor.
Well, because they don't vote for Democrats for leadership positions, they vote with Republicans far more than Democrats, etc. etc. etc.. Just as one example, every single Republican in both the House and Senate voted against ObamaCare. Every single one, even the non-conservatives.
A bunch of other major votes were very close to being party line, including the Porkulus bill. Again, even that majority (or close to it) that you consider "de facto" Dems all voted against that.
As for the demographic changes...hey, I'll concede your point. Your candidate really doesn't need the votes of Republican who support every candidate except yours. They're all just de facto Dems anyway, right? And somehow, on election day, this mystical, heretofore invisible army of arch-conservative voters will arise and sweep your guy into office, without any votes from all those RINO's and moderate independents.
And of course, we know this massive army of mystical conservative voters actually exists because they've been sweeping huge majorities of arch conservatives into Congress for decades now....