Hillary, speaking about Bernie Sanders’ supporters, explained, “They’re children of the Great Recession. And they are living in their parent’s basement. They feel they got their education, and the jobs that are available to them are not at all what they envisioned for themselves.”

Donald Trump shot back: “Hillary Clinton thinks Bernie supporters are hopeless and ignorant basement dwellers.”

It was what’s called a political ‘cheap-shot.’

Years ago, during Reagan’s first campaign for President, I heard Jesse Helms say, I don’t care which party straightens America out as long as one of them does. Most people felt the same way back then. They voted for the man not the party.

As a Conservative, I have a hard time, today, seeing Democrats straightening out much of anything. But, at the same time, the leader of the Republican Party is now Donald Trump. When people think ‘Republican’ they see Donald Trump’s face.

And Trump’s a different kind of Republican candidate. A non-ideological candidate. He doesn’t agree with the Conservatives on cultural issues like gay marriage. His economic plan will increase the national debt. And, until he began running for President, he was pro-choice.

This isn’t an ideological issue but Trump also falls short in the truth-telling department. To get elected he’s told voters he opposed the invasion of Iraq and opposed attacking Libya when, in fact, he did neither.

Now not all Republicans are Conservatives. But almost all Conservatives who get elected are Republicans. And, inevitably, a Conservative candidate’s fate is tied to the Republican Party’s fate – which leads to another question: Is Trump harming the Republican Party? Or to go a step further: If Trump turns voters against the Republican Party, how will we elect Conservative candidates who have an ‘R’ next to their name on the ballot?

I expect that’s an unpopular question. But if you’re a Conservative it’s an important question and saying ‘Hillary is worse’ is not an answer.