To you, it always seems to be character flaws on the part of conservatives.

On the issue you mentioned, the voters of a single state put an end to a socially conservative Constitutionalist — but because of his respect for the Constitution, Ted Cruz would have accepted state level decisions on things the federal government has no business being involved in. He never suggested the US government banning of such things as gay marriage or abortion (or bathroom malselection!), despite his personal opposition, because that’s not what the feds should be doing.

Voters who choose Trump over Clinton recognize a point that you overlooked here: Clinton is guaranteed to appoint hard-left SCOTUS justices (as well as countless district and other federal judges). Trump might not; it’s a grab bag, probably based on whatever deal he’s more recently cut with someone.

That difference is significant, as we still have judges serving from before the Carter administration. A poor choice is one we have to live with for a generation, long after the president making that poor choice is gone from office. Clinton will intentionally make choices bad for America’s future. Trump … is merely unpredictable.

===|==============/ Keith DeHavelle