For a long time now, conservatives have been wrong about what a conservative is.
Conservatism is not the ability to recite a list of principles with a straight face, as Ted Cruz did. And as anyone from John McCain to Paul Ryan are able to do without cracking up, guffawing or falling down laughing so hard they cry.
Conservatism is not a list.
Conservatism is the spirit to preserve and defend American values. That’s it. Which makes Trump the most conservative candidate we’ve ever had.