Most conservatives forgave her for endorsing McClaim for Senate as a loyalty thing. But if she endorses Trump over Ted Cruz, she is finished in conservative circles. And that goes double when Trump either loses and/or wins and he reverts back to his leftist, crony capitalist self.
Wasn’t it Sarah Palin who led the charge against crony capitalism? If she endorses Trump, she will go from conservative darling to political charlatan in a New York second.
I worry that you will be right, but the evidence is unclear. Trump is almost certainly a whole lot better than Jeb/Rubio/Christie, and that's a big plus. I'm also convinced that he'd be a strong general election candidate. Cruz is my first choice, but I'm having trouble finding a viable second (among those in the race) who is better than Trump. I don't like Trump's touchback Amnesty much better than Rubio/Bush's straight Amnesty, but Trump's campaign is otherwise mostly based on good ideas.