Trump is an imperfect vessel for sure, but he also represents the path to gaining several policy choices that conservatives have demanded but failed to obtain. Elect him then hold his feet to the fire.
--Border enforcement and interior enforcement reform.
--More business friendly climate domestically, and tougher stance with foreign trade nations.
--Restore national pride, putting Americans and American interests first, not the opposite.
What evidence do you have, other than Trump's varying, inconsistent statements since he announced in June 2015, that Trump would do anything he's "suggested"? Actually, the real date is back somewhere in 2014 when Trump told some in a private business meeting that he was running, that the Presidency was his for the taking, and he wouldn't even spend a nickel of his own money doing so, as he'd use the free media to his benefit. So, the real demarcation between Trump the progressive, and Trump the populist, anti-GOPe, real-thing, "Let's make American Great again" (Reagan's slogan) conservative, and the progressive he's always been, is 2014. What has he actually done, as in historical fact, that proves he's a reformed progressive, and not a lyin' progressive (oops, I repeated myself)?
In any case, I get somewhere between mildly annoyed and internally, falling down silly laughing, when I see Trump supporters line up their reasons for dumping 50 years of conservative policies, and voting for the NYC progressive. There is, in fact, no evidence he'll do any of the things they claim, and in fact, plenty of evidence he'll run a straight, progressive, "for profit' Presidency, if he doesn't manage to get us all killed first.
Actually, I'm really not much worried about Trump as President. He'll lose 50 states, the Senate, and much of the GOP House, and there is no evidence to the contrary.
Unfortunately, French wouldn't have changed the trajectory of this race. Trump elected Hillary during the GOP primary, which is why he's still attacking his own party, or supposed party, and doing everything he can to PERMANENTLY alienate Americans from the GOP, or better put, from any other party but the progressive Democrats.