You and me both.
The reason is that he’s less than perfect. We conservatives are apparently Hell bent to see our country continue its dive into third world depravity rather than speak kindly of someone who we perceive as less than perfect.
I don’t know why “conservatives” from other parts of the county can’t get it through their thick heads that politicians like Christie and Romney could never get elected on a “pure” Goldwateresqe platform. The MA legislature is 90% Democrat and veto-proof and has been as long as I can remember. The people of MA are very left-wing and the few conservatives are more libertarian leaning than social conservatives.