You keep putting this as a Conservatives vs Trump and that’s not correct. The entire Trump phenomenon is about the Country Class e.g. “We the People” vs. the Ruling Class, using Anthony Codevilla’s terminology. Another term for the Ruling Class often used on FR is the “Uniparty”. Conservatives are not alone in opposing the Ruling Class, and in fact some “conservatives” are an integral part of it.
In sports you always know who the opponent is, but this isn’t sports. Those supporting Trump see him as the best and maybe only hope of taking power back from the Ruling Class and putting the nation back on track applying the conservative principles that you can hear Trump explain in any of his speeches, e.g. strong national defense, fair and smart trade, enforcing our borders, supporting law enforcement, returning education to local control, and replealing and replacing Obamacare.
If that’s not conservative enough for you, you must understand that it is for the vast majority of us.
Trump wins VT