It didn’t “used” to be conservative in any shape, fashion or form to support unlimited free trade and imported cheap labor to the detriment of the citizens of this country.
That’s a stupid position that was forced upon us by the Bush wing of the party and the liberal Wall Street cabal that pays them off.
And that’s been the problem...communists on one side and a bizarre mash-up of libertarian economic & extreme social issue voters on the other.
Donald Trump is actually a conservative; it’s nice to finally see one again.
Good luck with that.