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I think you would need to take a look at the gun rights movement and take several pages from them for a successful Right wing activism movement. There has been major victories in terms of concealed carry, forcing Republicans to be, at the worst, tolerant of guns rights, and have caused them to appoint somewhat pro-2A judges. A lot of this is due to many pro-2A groups filing lawsuits at the drop of a hat, like the GOA or 2AF, as well as large groups of single-issue voters voting in both the primaries and general elections, making them a group impossible for the Republicans to ignore. Recently, NYC was forced to repeal a law strictly limiting handgun usage and California was forced to drop their magazine capacity ban. These organizations are also far less concerned about optics. They've already been slandered as baby-killers, so why would they care what the media says about them?The problem is that you end up sounding very ”how do you do, fellow Republicans”.
I don't know what the way to get right wingers to do activism that isn't on the level of TPUSA members wearing diapers to own the libs is, but we need it soon.
There are a couple obstacles for applying this to other groups. The first are that gun-owners are typically more well-off and can be heavily invested in gun ownership. It's easier to get a group together to protect your stuff, than some more nebulous like free speech. It is also more likely that the gun-rights organizations will get better funding than 1A groups or other right-wing groups. Another is that 2A groups tend to give their members a lot of benefits. While the NRA can be disappointing on a legal action view, they offer their members a lot of useful services: CCP (concealed carry permit) insurance; training for CCP licenses, hunting, and target shooting; free merch; discounts for a lot of stores; easy ways to looks up candidates positions, etc. Conservatives are more willing to donate to organizations that offer direct benefits.
Take an in-depth look at the Gun-rights movement. Structuring further right-wing movements after it, will probably lead to more success than other methods.