IMO he was the only conservative candidate and that is why he won the primary and the presidency.The rest were bought and paid for.
I felt that Rick Santorum was the most Conservative GOP candidate. However, Santorum had zero chance of being elected.
Re: “The rest were bought and paid for.”
Many Freepers feel the same way, but I strongly disagree.
I think almost every Republican national leader is personally committed to a center-left political philosophy.
I think the only reason that Jeb Bush, John McCain, Paul Ryan, and other GOP leaders are Republicans is because they are very uncomfortable with the pacifism and the cultural and economic extremism of the Democratic Party.