what do you want? govt to fund campaigns??? It takes money to run a campaign especially if one is an outsider without name recognition.
Self funders do not impress me. Conservative politicians getting elected impresses me.
So how can you be sure a conservative politician is what you will get after all is said and done. Only one politician has ever had a lasting positive affect on me, Reagan. Reagan definitely had conservative traits, but he wasn't a staunch conservative. He knew when to exert conservatism, and when to throttle it back. Yet he always accomplished his main goals.