Is conservative. Not "sounds." Is.
I'm still pretty damned conservative. I favor free trade and the international financial order that has made the United States of America the dominant financial and mercantile power in the world. I don't want to repeal our free-trade agreements, rethink the monetary policies that have made the Dollar the world's reserve currency, or entertain the idea of defaulting on our debts.
I favor adhering to our international obligations, from Europe to East Asia. NATO is the strongest mutual-defense organization in the history of the world, and has preserved the peace in Europe for nearly 80 years, which is the longest that continent has gone without a major war since . . . ever. And in East Asia, our defense treaties with Japan and South Korea have fostered an economic environment that has led to an economic expansion throughout Asia while enriching Americans.
I favor preserving freedom of thought and expression. Of ensuring Americans are free to make their own decisions about their property, their religion, and their bodies.
At the same time, I favor preserving the social safety net that we have built up over the past 90 years. And where there are holes in that safety net, either in its original construction or because new economic developments have torn holes in it, it should be repaired.
All of these are conservative values. These are the values that would be supported by any conservative party.
But the GQP today is not a conservative party. It is a reactionary party. And reactionism is not "conservativism."
Don't. People know they don't like it even if they don't know precisely what it is. "Project 2025" has just become a buzzword for "scary shit that Trumpublicans are going to do if they get back into power."
Use that. Feed it. Say "Project 2025" over and over again with ominous and foreboding music in the background.
Just please, for the love of god, don't go into a discussion of Schedule F trying to reach people who you think don't know enough about Project 2025.