My observation is that the overwhelming majority of anti-Trump people fall into 3 categories:
1) Conservatives who are ‘perfectionists’. They put Trump’s statements as a business man on a par with the records and policy promises of elected officials. When it comes down to it, they would be more comfortable being lied to by a politician whose lies have been consistent throughout his career than to accept that Trump’s policy prescriptions are genuine.
They would rather support candidate with no hope of ever accomplishing any of their supposed agenda than support someone with the ability to actually enact a significant portion of it.
2) Republicans who profit from the status quo somehow.
3) Republicans who don’t believe the conservative agenda is actually achievable. For example, people who believe that deporting illegal aliens is impossible or building a wall is impractical. Many of these people have a strong dislike for conservatives and think they are all uneducated boobs without a practical understanding of ‘how things are done in the real world’.
It’s hard to pinpoint who is who, because very few are even honest with themselves about it, let alone others.
I disagree. I think it’s mostly visceral.
Good analysis.
A fourth option you left out:
Those who suspect Trump may not be as conservative as some fellow FReepers think he is and don’t know if they can trust him if he were to get elected.
By the way, I’m not “anti,” just not convinced — and not yet committed to any other candidate.