[4rcane]

What does Trump not a Conservative even mean? Trump adopted all the policies Conservatives support

[papertyger]

What does Trump not a Conservative even mean?

By that the speaker means "I'm sticking to the established vetting process that has given us every loser since the Reagan era ended."

[Byron_the_Aussie]

.. what does Trump not a Conservative even mean? ..

It's KristolSpeak for 'Voters? Hmph. I'll decide who the candidate will be!'

[norwaypinesavage]

"Trump adopted all the policies Conservatives support"

Conservatives so not support "expedited return of illegals" (to quote Trump), large tariffs on imported goods, increased taxes, "renegotiating" the Paris Climate Accord, etc.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

What does Trump not a Conservative even mean? Trump adopted all the policies Conservatives support

Conservatives have principles. The two most important being

Rule of law
Respect for private property

Trump is terrible on both. He supports Kelo, which shows he has scant respect for property rights. He is completely tone deaf with respect to principle of rule of law. He is completely unprincipled. His "arguments" never even rise to the level of casuistry. The principle of rule of law does not guarantee that I always get my way.

But I agree with Mr. Schlicter, Hillary is unimaginably worse.