The idea of conservatism is to bring liberty and prosperity to all, especially struggling Americans. Conservatives expect to accomplish that the way Ronald Reagan contributed so effectively to that goal, by advancing individual liberty before the law and in the marketplace.
I leave it to your conscience to decide whether Donald Trump offers truth or whether he makes promises like an earlier populist, Huey "Kingfish" Long, in promising the twenty-first century equivalent of a chicken in every pot.
When you hear someone tell you that government is creating jobs, or government is looking after the disenfranchised, or government has compassion, hold onto your wallet and have a care for the Bill of Rights. It is the job of conservatism to make plain the essence of real compassion.
To the degree the conservatism needs a boost it does not need a boost from those who say you do not need to eat your spinach, I will give you all the desert you please. The boost conservatism needs comes from credibility as the source the people instinctively to turn to for the truth.
