text: If the Republicans troubles follow the same path as the Progressive Conservatives did in Canada then we could see the emergence of two  or more conservative regionally or ideologically based parties. Some varients may include an American First Party, a Southern Christian Heritage Party, and a more electorally viable Libertarian Party. This will happen at the national level for the Republican Party brand will continue to exist on the state and local levels of government just as Progressive Conservative parties continue to be found in most Canadian provinces. The conservative parties will eventually coalesce under a new name just as the Reform/Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties reunited after a decade of competition as the Conservative Party of Canada. Not much of a change in name or ideology in the end. If such a similar course of action takes place in the USA the only change will be that the national conservative party becomes the Alliance for Republican Virtues.