[firebrand]

"Neo" doesn't mean "new" in "neoconservative in the sense that the person wasn't conservative before. The "Neo" refers to a new kind of conservative--one who feels superior to Trump.

They also tend to be sons of famous conservatives, which means they didn't come to the party on abstract principles alone. Possibly, they have to distinguish themselves from their fathers in some way.

[adorno]

"Neo" doesn't mean "new" in "neoconservative in the sense that the person wasn't conservative before. The "Neo" refers to a new kind of conservative--one who feels superior to Trump.

Neo does mean new, and a neocon is a converted person from some other ideology.

The term neocon has been around for decades, so, it has nothing to do with Trump or feeling superior to Trump.

Still, whether a 'new' conservative, or forever having been conservative, the republican party needs all of them, as long as they don't vote for any democrat or liberal or progressive or communist. A neocons may be 'iffy' on some republican issues, but, they're still better than the radical leftists, which most of the democrat congress members seem to be right now..