I also rarely talk politics, but I'll say, the R base you're looking for doesn't exist anymore in any meaningful number. Rick Perry for example, old guard Republican, ex governor of Texas, lieutenant governor for George W Bush, is a medicinal psychedelic activist now.

Most politicians are phony, and will pander to whatever they think will get them reelected. This means, if the base moves towards Trump, more libertarian leaning or whatever, the politicians will move that way to keep power. So we can expect to get at least some of what we demand, when it doesn't hurt the power structure.