Libertarians and Social Conservatives
 
There is growing evidence of disaffection between Libertarians and Social Conservatives.  Red State puts it just right when they observe, "If we were not at war right now, the pressures in the Republican Party would be much, much closer to the surface than they are right now ... particularly when Democratic foreign policy positions are not notably reassuring." 
 
Given the presence of folks on the Left who have a cultural agenda, there are two common responces, get your government out of our culture, and rally around the cross.  In the negative sense, they agree, neither want to see the cultural agenda of the Left imposed by a regulatory state.  But, there are two problems.  The Libertarians object to the impossion by a regulatory state, and could care less about the agenda itself.  The Conservatives object to the agenda and are not particularly riled by the regulatory state.  This distinction is obvious when talking about prayer in schools.  Libertarians will reject both the multiculti-indoctrination and the state endoursement of prayer.  Conservatives have no problem with the state nurturing a Biblical social order.  The second problem should be obvious.  Not only do they both disagree about where the problem is but should the Conservatives find themselves in a position to push their agenda, they will find the Libertarians are now in opposition. 
 
My party preserving plan is Adamsian.  Adams compared America and Britian and argued that  state support undermined the individually found commitment possible in America.  Certainly there was some state support for various churches in Adams day, but its a comparative argument.  If the party adopts the Libertarian position, that the state will not be in the business of advancing or restricting anyone's cultural agenda's, religion will flurish, conservatives will avoid a backlash that goes with authority (no matter who has it), and culture will fade from political significance as its issues cease to be political ones.