I was contending that it would not be the sole criteria by which you would judge a conservative. You.
While those are baseline issues, they are not the only issues by which the movement is defined.
Otherwise, which not vote for one of the Democrats that holds the same positions?
As a libertarian you of course accept these in a candidate.
“Even as the GOP nominee he was campaigning against the pro-life platform and running pro-abortion ads, and reaffirming his stance on gay scout leaders and the gay military.”
He would not have won the nomination if he had been open about being libertarian on these issues.