My thinking is that that portion of the #NeverTrump folks who are actually conservatives have a golden opportunity and may miss it if they don’t make a course correction..
Trump is not an enemy of conservatives. He has broken the stranglehold that the GOPe had, the GOPe that actively opposed and crushed conservatives, and sometimes actually purged them from the party.
That GOPe has been neutered by Trump, and also to a lesser extent by Cruz. Between them, they received 90% of the vote, and both IMHO are outsiders.
The #NeverTrump guys like Kristol aren’t conservatives in any real sense, and I say good riddance to them and their third party threats. But the real constitutional and social conservatives who are Cruz supporters now have an opportunity to hold more sway in this country’s affairs than in many years, but not if they fold their arms and sit out the fight. Jeff Sessions realized this, I believe, and that is why he endorsed Trump. The GOPe was ossified, ineffective, and double-dealing. Promises made, always broken.
With Trump, we have not only a great chance at a solid Supreme Court
(Trump will give advance notice of who he would nominate), immigration enforcement, strengthening of the military, and a change in attitude about national priorities. Conservatives are a natural fit with all of these positions, but if they bolt from the upcoming fight and in effect assist in the election of HRC, they would be cutting off their nose to spite their face. If Trump can win, there will be spots for conservatives in the administration at every level, spots where policy can be shaped. Don’t forget, Sessions will be at Trump’s elbow. Agencies can be demolished, regulation rolled back, and all of the other things conservatives long for. This can only happen if conservative voices are there. If they don’t stay in the fight, we will have HRC, and ZERO chance for anything but a further and faster slide into socialism and rot.
Trump gives a real opportunity for conservatism to have a voice. Hillary gives us certain and unequivocal disaster. I hope all this “#NeverTrump” stuff from conservatives stops.
- Trump may be the most effective anti-left leader we've ever had>
- If you aren't; for Trump (at this point) you are for Hillary.
Here's hoping the rift can be closed and we can all get to the united business of stopping Hillary.