As I don't think he's delusional, he is proving (once again) that he will say anything to generate more votes. In the meantime, I see little reflecting his core convictions are aligned with Conservatives.
Remember Willard in 2008: “I’ve been a hunter pretty much my whole life.”
The man has trouble with honesty. He’s had four years to rehearse his lines so that he says all the “right” things to get elected.