This goes along with the recent Republican defeat of the Disability Treaty. There may be some talk of center-right in some Republican leadership circles, but the actions so far point to move already hard conservative organizations further to the Right and publicly kicking cripples around. Why would the GOP that hit and go with The Ugly. Christian NRA black helicopter doomsday prepper homeschoolers! Seems to me if the GOP does not find some answer to their Tea Party primary problem, they may just go the way of the Whigs.
The Heritage Foundation began in 1973 in response to a Republican President Nixon giving into Liberal ideology. Funding from Joesph Coors, administration by Paul Weyrich.