Trump is refreshing. The media is having a hard time keeping his truth from the people. Reminds me of 1979
-Geaux
The best way I have found to describe Trump's phenomenon... he is tapping the vibe of conservative philosophy. This is what Reagan did as well. Trump might actually be doing it better than Reagan, in my opinion. That's a bold statement, I know. Reagan pretty much defined Conservatism for a generation. Trump is redefining it for a new generation. I also think Carly Fiorina is doing the same thing but she and Trump seem to lock horns often.
When Trump talks about what it means to be a conservative, he articulates the idea of principled conservative philosophy which guides our individualism and our assorted ideologies. We can disagree on ideological grounds and still support conservative philosophy over radical liberalism.
Riiiiight .... because Trump is a conservative's conservative...
Okay... so your chart is interesting in that it breaks down "conservative" based on
ideological positions on the issues. In other words, "conservative" becomes whatever set of ideological positions someone has
pre-determined are "conservative" ones.
This illustrates beautifully what I have called the liberal incarnation of a
Frankenstein Ideology of Conservative. There is no such thing... it's a creation of the Liberal Left in order to juxtapose their ideology against a boogie-man. A true conservative may have varying ideological views on a variety of issues. Not only that, but those views may change with history, experience and knowledge. Conservatism is based on common sense philosophy and pragmatism.