The terms ‘conservative’ and ‘populist’ are, at the moment, dead.
This election is a matter of us vs. our would-be tyrants in DC. Trump is not our cult leader; he’s our figurehead and weapon.
We can argue politics AFTER the beast of DC has been slain.
As one who has been posing the "Washington vs The Rest Of Us" confrontation for the past several years, allow me to take issue with your construct.
Trump is more than a figurehead and a weapon. He's your "Man On Horseback". And it is HIS politics, not yours, which will rule Washington...after he makes peace wih the beast of DC.
So, you'd damn well better get it right before you enter the battle.