The hardcore conservatives detest him as a fake con”
Nope.
Hardcore conservatives see the world as it really is, and work from there. Hardcore conservatives want to make as many gains as possible, but refuse to do a check the box approach to candidates. Otherwise, we’d all be supporting Alan Keyes.
So what do hardcore conservatives see?
We see a man who is uniquely gifted in the categories of courage, and eloquence (of a sort...he’s not Churchillian...he has his own style), and who UNIQUELY understands that celebrities will fare better in politics.
We see a man who uniquely understands that 1) having no border is suicidal, and 2) the media hates America, and should be treated that way.
These two issues are really paramount. If we don’t deal with those, then nothing else really matters in the political realm.
And Trump is dealing with those, wow, is he ever dealing with those....and as many others have noted, he is gaining traction on those issues...and not a single vote has been cast.
That is why hardcore conservatives actually love Trump.
If being a conservative means kowtowing to the Cheap Labor Express, the CoC and the needs and desires of fascist international corporations who's only true allegiance is to international stock holders and have no allegiance to the USA other than buying GOPe politician thru the K-Street boys mafia then I am no conservative.
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