There is a Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in a conservative state. Candidate A “objects to mandates from the federal government” including corn ethanol mandates that drive up the cost of gasoline for consumers everywhere. Candidate B supports ethanol mandates because “producing it on farms here that have meant higher values for corn and certainly higher land values here in this state.”

Which candidate should a conservative primary voter support? Which candidate should a supposedly conservative “forward-looking policy institute” that seeks to “create a smaller, smarter government” give their money to?