[Godebert]

"I think Trump has run “neo-cons” out of the party. The evangelicals understand what’s going on and have stuck around."

Correct.

"Same with the constitutionalists despite the preference for Cruz."

No real "constitutionalist" ever supported the Cubo-Candadian Cruz (see my tagline).

[HiTech RedNeck]

There is such a thing as meeting the technicalities while completely muffing the spirit.