The author presumes that the “value” of candidate Trump is the positions he supports.
In my view, the republic is lost. The corrupt culture of Washington needs to be destroyed to restore constitutional order, which may only happen after many years for diligent work.
So, if Trump were to stop attacking the media and political status quo, I would stop supporting him.
(NB: my preferred candidate is Cruz)
It’s lost its way. Whether lost in an absolute sense, that it cannot recover and must cease to exist even in name, that is up to the attitude that We The People take.
“In my view, the republic is lost.”
I have said that for a long time, the question is whether it can ever be reconstructed. True freedom is nearly impossible to achieve due to human nature but this country came very close to achieving it and then threw it away.