Why this half-century-long Reaganite can’t vote for Trump

For plenty of Reaganite conservatives of four- or five-decade-long standing, the thought of voting for former President Donald Trump always has been anathema. And still is. Even for those who absolutely can’t vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump remains a rocket blast too far. We’ll cast write-in votes instead.

Because so many Trump fans repeat the asinine line that Never Trump conservatives are merely verklempt about “mean Tweets,” a brief explainer is necessary. Not all Reaganite anti-Trumpers will cite the same reasons with the same emphases, but after probably thousands of conversations on this topic for the past nine years, the summary below seems representative.