Here’s a rather good editorial, in today’s TIMES/London, which addresses the implied theme of this thread:

The incredible shrinking elephant.
Why moderate US Republicans must stand up for themselves

Concluding paragraph:
‘America needs the Republicans, yet they are flirting with irrelevance. To return to relevance the party must be rebuilt as a coalition, not a clique. Its leaders must embrace its moderates, and its moderates - on everything from taxes to abortion - must stand up for themselves.’

RTWT!