The relative success of figures like Portman, Ryan, McCain, and Rubio suggests that mainstream conservatism of the three-legged-stool variety—pro-business, hawkish on national security, conservative on social issues—has not been destroyed by the “nation-state populism” of Donald Trump and Breitbart.com. It exists in Congress, in state houses, in conservative institutions and in donor networks. And it is plotting its comeback.
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http://freebeacon.com/columns/conservatism-trumps-populism/
