The delusion of “fiscal conservatives” being actual conservatives is rising here. Please do the honors.
I’ve never been particularly impressed by Daniels. He’s too wonky. I’ve argued you can’t ignore any of the legs of Conservatism. Focus exclusively on the social end and the economy can suffer, focus on the economy exclusively and the soul suffers. A little effort and you can cover both, but ignoring one or the other and your Conservative credentials become suspect.