If you support a candidate who is pro abortion, pro gun control, and pro gay rights, then he is not a conservative- nor are you.
Give me a break, you and your ilk sound like broken record hacks.
Social Conservatism is NOT the definition of being a conservative. A true conservative by definition could never support free trade by group treaties such as the WTO and the NAFTA... yet over the last 25 years, you’d think it was the definition of Conservatism by some.
The reality is simply this, if your view is so powerful within the party then someone with your beliefs will win the nomination.
If they don’t, yours isn’t, pure and simple. Its math, nothing more.
Regardless of who the R candidate is, if someone foolishly decides to go 3rd party or stay home because its not who they want it to be, then all they do is aid in getting hillary elected.. its that simple. And if your goal is to end abortion or stop gay rights movement or conserve the 2nd ammendment, the last thing you can do is Put Hillary in charge of appointing 4-6 Supreme court justices, which is exactly what will happen.
Politics is a pragmatic endeavor, ideologues who believe all or nothing basically wind up with little say in anything.