I couldn’t tell you as I’m not a “rabid Trump supporter.” I find him to be the most interesting candidate, the others bore me to tears or have openly cursed the conservative base. I’m willing to give Trump a shot due to the legion of failures that we’ve been presented as “real candidates” by the establishment.
So perhaps "rabid Trump supporter" is the wrong term. A better description of your sentiment might be that you are "rabidly opposed" to anyone who calls him or herself a Republican?
Believe me, I'm not trying to talk you or anyone else out of voting for Trump, but this entire rationale seems a bit illogical to me: "I am a conservative who has given up on the Republicans, so to make a point, I am going to vote for a guy who claimed to be a liberal a year ago, but now says he is a conservative."
I do think Trump is telling the truth when he says that he wants to address traditionally conservative concerns like immigration, and I have watched him for long enough to respect the ability he has to cut through bullshit and get a job done. And, as I said, I think all politicians lie, so I'm less concerned about Trump's honesty. But it still seems to me that your primary interest in this election is not beating Hillary Clinton but in teaching the GOP Establishment a lesson. Do I have that right?
I say that because it sounds to me like you are discounting the DNC and the Clinton's ability to win elections they shouldn't win.