I find the terms "conservative" and "liberal" very problematic.
It is hard to tell what anyone means by them.
I see Hillary as more conservative than Trump in many ways. She wants to keep things the way they are, only more so. That is, to me, the essence of conservatism.
Trump wants to blow it up and start over. That is progressivism.
Tom
I can agree on idea of Trump's proposed politics being akin (emphasis on akin) to progressivism. Hillary wants Obama's progressivism to stay the way they are, and expand on it, creating her own legacy.
On issue that matters to me this election cycle (eCig/vaping rights), I'm not 100% sure where these 2 candidates stand, but based on a) their party affiliation, b) Trump being more likely to be pro small business and c) Hillary likely to be more pro regulations, regardless of size of business - I find it easy to discern which one is conservative (willing to let free/open market play out) and which one has outlook that big government is solution for that industry.
Not the only issue (and not the best one) to make that determination, but is one that comes to mind (often) and helps remind me of which one is clearly liberal/progressive and which one is more likely traditional conservative/free market.
If Hillary were to say yes to small businesses in eCigs before the election and strong no to regulations, while Trump did the opposite, it would have me (for at least a few seconds) consider Hillary. Then I'd just remember that she's probably lying and wake up to reality.
