[TBP]

My family was for Taft. My mother and grandmother were at the convention as Taft volunteers.

Eisenhower, or rather, his supporters, stole that nomination from Bob Taft.

[jonrick46]

America benefited greatly by Eisenhower. He recognized the Communist threat and became our first real defender. His brother, Edgar Newton lived near where I grew up. Edgar was known as an ultra-conservative. Ike would visit him, sometimes with great fanfare.

[Ohioan]

When Donald Trump adopted the slogan "America First," he clearly identified with the Bob Taft, Sr. brand of Republicanism. His condemnation of "W's" Iraqi policy points in the same direction. While Eisenhower's foreign policy pushed Europe in the direction of what became the EU, Taft wrote a book on American Foreign Policy, which stressed traditional values.

The "Never Trump" folks do not represent Conservative values.