I would like to see a formal Conservative platform of perhaps 10 points. It shouldn’t be about a person — although I can’t think of an instance where Trump was wrong, I wouldn’t support a platform which explicitly says “Trump is always right”.
But we should establish principles: Taxes should never go up. Abortion is always wrong. Elections must always be honest and audits must always be supported. Energy independence is good.
Something should be hammered out. And then, any politician who deviates at any point from the essential platform should be banned from financial help and should be shunned by other Conservatives. In fact, I’d see that as an essential part of a platform: “Conservatives do not support, campaign for, or help politicians who violate the platform.”
We need focus and discipline. The Republican Party is, in my opinion, mostly led by Democrats. We need to get them out so that the Republican Party can be occupied by Conservatives.
A bold statement to post on today's Free Republic. Yet conservative principles and messaging seem to have taken a back seat to the adulation of Trump.