I stopped believing in labels a long, long time ago. There are a lot of “conservatives”, especially in the media, who are simply opportunists who want to make money. We all know a number of liberals who call themselves conservatives. But there are a lot of professional pundits who write “red meat” conservative articles who are absolutely useless to the conservative cause. I want someone who will effectively shrink the size of government. Not some blowhard who talks about it or who talks in bromides about limited government but does nothing more. I’m even sick of listening to a lot of pundits who really are conservative. They talk and talk and nothing happens.
Excellent point