Get back to me with a list of his silent partners and we will have a discussion about how many people own him.
I remember cringing when G.W. Bush coined the term “Compassionate Conservative”. I found it very distasteful that he was implying that as a Conservative I lacked Compassion.
Trump’s use of the term Common-Sense Conservative doesn’t strike me as negatively, but I feel that Conservatism is naturally a Common Sense position to take.
Unfortunately, many (so called) Elected Conservatives seem to lack Common Sense when they attain Political Power.
Just my $.02, your Mileage may vary.
Common Sense Conservative was a phrase Sarah Palin used use alot