And they believed he was winning over the conservative movement, even if Trump has historically low popularity ratings with the wider public. But with Trump’s victory, the party will not be seeking a new standard-bearer for some time. Dakota Workman, a 22-year-old college senior at West Virginia University, had been a big Cruz backer a year ago. “He’s kept all his promises,” Workman said, pointing to Trump’s orders deregulating coal, his nomination of Gorsuch and his immigration actions. Yeah, there’s some evidence of that, but I don’t think it’s a done deal that the Republican Party is the party of protectionism.”

Source: Los Angeles Times February 24, 2017 11:02 UTC