I think a return to , 'Conventional Conservatism' is just what the Republican Party needs to regain any sense of legitimacy with the average American.

So, what is  'Conventional Conservatism' 

From the Eisenhower Administration's Republican Party Platform of 1956.

" The record of performance of the Republican Administration on behalf of our working men and women goes still further. The Federal minimum wage has been raised for more than 2 million workers. Social Security has been extended to an additional 10 million workers and the benefits raised for 6 1/2 million. The protection of unemployment insurance has been brought to 4 million additional workers. There have been increased workmen's compensation benefits for longshoremen and harbor workers, increased retirement benefits for railroad employees, and wage increases and improved welfare and pension plans for federal employees."

http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=25838