RINOism is never going to weaken Trumpism. It will only empower Trumpism. The only real response that could possibly sway Trump supporters in a different direction is strong, principled, consistent conservatism without the overblown populist rhetoric and buffoonery.
At the end of the day, while many people may prefer Trump and Trumpism to Democrats, they want a non-chaotic, consistent, and well thought out response to the issues they are concerned about. If the Republicans can develop that brand that is responsive to national concerns, while also eschewing the excess of Trumpism and the populist elements that feed off fearmongering and ignorance, they will be able to overcome this current wave or movement or whatever you want to call it.
But the likes of Jeff Flakes and Mitch McConnell are part of the problem; they are certainly not the solution, and cannot be any part of it unless they learn their lesson and start siding with the conservatives. In the long run - if conservatives play it right, and it may be a very long run indeed - the rise of Trump, while disastrous on many levels to the brand of the party, may yet prove to be the best thing that could happen to the rise of constitutional conservatism. We shall see.
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