I hope you listened to Rush today, I mean really listened because he answered you question. What did conservatism ever do for Palin except ridicule her. Look at what so called conservatives are doing right here. This election is not about conservatism it is all about populism and the egghead conservatives failed to recognize how pissed the people are.
I don't care what you say this election is about. For me it's about a return to conservatism. I am immovable on that. If that makes me an egghead conservative, then I wear it proudly.
If this were just another presidential year when we had the standard squishy candidates like McCain, Dole or Romney to choose from, then I wouldn't be so disgusted by the Trump phenomenon. But we do have a true constitutional conservative in the race this time, so we have a legitimate candidate to rally behind rather than someone the establishment has chosen for us. That's what makes this whole Trump thing so disgusting. We could be on the verge of squandering a rare opportunity to turn this ship around, but instead we're mesmerized by the shiny object.
I am listening to Rush and am very disappointed. He blabs on about what the people are pissed about, but he can't separate out the GOPe from the other non-Trump people. He never addresses us. When he generalizes, he lumps the solid conservatives in with the establishment. INFURIATING! BTW, I have my own ideas about why Limbaugh, Hannity and, to a lesser degree, Levin are so timid about standing up to the non-conservative Trump. I think they're afraid they won't be able to run in Trump's social circles if they call him on his faux conservatism. I have lost a great deal of respect for them, not to mention trust.
"The people" aren't the only ones pissed. I couldn't be more pissed at the disgusting development that is the Trump candidacy.