And Trump has lost to all three.
The only culture is the Swamp. There is no glory in winning if winning means the 1000s of swamp filth living in and around DC get “selected” to occupy appointee positions in government, so that they can configure government to ensure more DC area creatures are placed into those positions.
That’s not governance. That’s corruption.
When was the last time a farmer from Idaho was selected as Secretary of Defense? Unqualified? Here are some recent past SecDefs:
William Clements, oil guy from Texas, elected governor, but got selected as Deputy Secretary and held on for years. No apparent academic degree. Swamp filth.
Bill Cohen, Washington Swamp filth of many years holding office in DC. His only skillset was postured bipartisan and could be relied upon to avoid undercutting chances for more filth to have positions. Zero military background. Generic lawyer.
Drain The Swamp defines conservatism. If it is not the professed focus of a candidate, then that candidate is not a conservative.