Trump is a nationalist, though he has presided so far as a conservative. My comment was more directed in the fact that Cruz never had an opportunity to go one-on-one with Trump in any capacity, and true conservative principles were never debated without (intended) obfuscation.
As everyone else, I will await Trump’s first few months before actually putting out a difference. If he can get McConnell to nuke the Senate and get Gorsuch through, it will be successful and I will accept the fact that Trump kept his word.
With regard to “Madame President” remark if Cruz were nominee: Keep in mind that most conservatives “held their nose” when they voted for Trump, because we didn’t know WHICH Donald Trump we were getting. In extension, many conservatives did NOT vote for Trump for that reason. In addition, the same “moderate” voters would have gravitated to Cruz just like Trump, as Cruz was no Bush/RINO, but rather a Reagan figure. Cambridge Analytics actually projected a significant popular vote victory over Clinton, as well as victory in four more states than Trump took, had Cruz been the nominee. (The same analytics showed Trump beating Cruz, which happened just like the predictions.)
Keep in mind that most conservatives “held their nose” when they voted for Trump,....Cruz was, and is ineligible to be POTUS and Trump was elected by me and 50 million something others because he is a brawler. He is bar fighting to restore our government.