As the opposition party, the only thing the Republicans oppose are Conservatives.
GOPe is dead.
“...the only thing the Republicans oppose are Conservatives.”
News flash. The Donald is not a “conservative” in the accepted sense. Libertarian, perhaps, and with a broad streak of populism, but conservative, no.
Even for all that, what The Donald says still resonates strongly with those who consider themselves to be, in every way, conservative, if only because when The Donald speaks, Political Correctness flies right out the window.
Still, taking the Establishment Republicans by the throat and shaking them like a rag doll has to be pretty satisfying for the conservatives whom the Establishment has kicked like a cur dog for generations now.