I have watched JD’s interviews on YouTube. He seems like an ok guy and conservative enough , maybe not an extreme conservative like Mitt Romney. He had genuine misgivings about Trump back in 2016 which is understandable because of Trump’s media image and little being known about Trump politically at the time. But since then he has become a strong supporter.
We are past the point where we selected candidates based on how many conservative boxes they checked. As we have learned all that means ZERO. ZILCH. ( How many boxes did Mike Pence check ?) There’s only one thing that matters. Is he going to stand with Trump and vote for his agenda , or not.
Truth be told if FR applied the same calculus to its members about misgivings over Trump that everyone now applies to politicians who expressed the same we would lose about half of the population.
At the outset of the 2016 primary Ted Cruz was the choice of most here on FR. Many of us liked what Trump said but had misgivings (me included) but by the end of the campaign Trump had won us over (and Cruz got a little desperate).
I will cut others the same slack. Trump has to endorse somebody and while he has whiffed on more than his share of “personnel selections” he has not wavered on his principles and view of government. A pleasant surprise to many (me included).
There are many politicians we usually like who have changed since Trump - look how many republicrats have abandoned neocon ideas. Between the MSM spin and clickbait crap foisted upon us there will always be some angst over endorsements but ultimately its up to the voters in Ohio.