You mean like Ryan-conservative? Or like Romney... severely-conservative?
They've bastardized that word now, and I hate them for it.
1. 2A is most important. If he starts endorsing weak candidates in that area, that’s another thing entirely.
2. Anything could be going on behind the scenes. We know Trump is big on loyalty and she was the 1st to endorse him. If he endorses someone who stuck their neck out like that, it encourages others to do the same.
3. He may have made an agreement with McCarthy. “You get on the Train and stop the NeverTrump nonsense, and I’ll look into endorsing your friend. Maybe. We’ll see.”
4. Wouldn’t it be rich if Trump does NOT publicly endorse Ryan against his primary opponent Paul Nehlen? It would send a message to everyone that it pays to get on the trump train. Not only that, if Ryan ends up getting Cantored, consider that a double-message. :-) (Shameless plug: http://www.paulnehlen.com)
5. Or Trump may have just screwed up royally and this is the beginning of a pattern. Considering his winning record thus far, I’ll go with “one of the above” right now unless/until he starts displaying a definite pattern of poor judgment. The man is the best there is in negotiating, if you want to call it that. After reading his books, I tend to visualize it as him telling his adversaries how the cow ate the cabbage. :-)
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