Which of these Trump positions does the average #NeverTrumper despise more?

[Phony Moderate]

Pretty obvious that it is option 2.

[Vosem]

There's an element of "the first one could never happen, while the second is a plausible policy scenario" thinking at work, but it's pretty clearly the second. What point are you trying to make?

[Mr. Morden]

I think most oppose him more for character reasons than issue reasons.  There probably isn't any one issue that's a deal breaker for most #NeverTrump Republicans.

And of course, if you're talking about #NeverTrump Republican politicians, most of them no longer hold office, and may be acting more to preserve their own legacy rather than out of objections of their own.  How much does Romney legitimately object to Trump being president, and how much is him trying to make sure that historians will look more kindly on him for speaking out against Trump?  No way to know for sure.  But if it's the latter, then the issue is "What are the qualities of Trump that lead many to think that history will condemn him?", and not "Which issues do I think he's wrong on?".

[Stranger in a strange land]

#NeverTrumpers generally have terrible views on a range of issues. We all know that. What point exactly are you trying to make?

[Sir Mohamed]

I think it depends who you are talking about in particular. But option 2 is likely the case in more cases.

[Illuminati Blood Drinker]

Let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that #NeverTrumpers actually give a sh**t about brown people.

[Phony Moderate]

#NeverTrumpers generally have terrible views on a range of issues. We all know that. What point exactly are you trying to make?

Certain people are too trusting of them, shall we say.

[standwrand]

Did anyone stop to think maybe it's just his racism in general that is giving the GOP a bad name that everyone hates?? 2016 was the year that the GOP was supposed to reach out to hispanics with JEB!, Marco, and Ted, and yet on Jun 15th, 2015, that all went down the toilet. The Republican party has now been ruined for probably another generation. So maybe that's what #NeverTrumpers hate

[Wisconsin+17]

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Uh, no. We despise him for his protectionism, for his support of abortion and for gay marriage. It's very much an issues issue.

[Green Line]

Option 2.  I don't really care about option 1 and it's not a realistic proposal anyway.

Hillary is much better on foreign policy.

[Santander]

They hide behind the first to justify the second.

[Fargobison]

You don't have to be a neocon to hate Trump's foreign policy ideas, any sane person should want nothing to do with his brand of stupidity.

I have a bigger issue with his trade ideas and his complete lack of concern about the debt and how to deal with it.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

No idea. It's definitely 1 for me. I'm all for not wasting so much money on stupid foreign policy misadventures.

[Curbstomp]

3# Trump fights back against attacks, unlike McCain, Romney and Sanders. McCain had no chance but the latter two would be President and Democrat nominee if they weren't Mr Nice.

[Meclazine for Israel]

All aboard:

[Green Line]

All aboard:

That shark in the water is really a whale, and the NeverTrumps are going to ride it until it crushes Trumps flimsy yacht.

[The Last Northerner]

The latter. It is about control - over foreign policy. A empty suit like Rubio or Walker is going to follow the neo-cons like a puppy on leash.... say over a ground invasion on Iran. They can't control TRUMP. He might say no.

[Inmate Trump]

Why can't I pick both?

The wall, the Muslim ban, the fact that he won't rule out making an entire portion of the populace register with the government based on their faith, all the (too many to list) racist and sexist comments he's made just in the last year alone.

Lying Donald is a liar.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

A. His character and demeanor are unbecoming of a President, and he tarnishes the image of the Republican Party.  (Option 1 is only a symptom of this.)

B. He does not, and cannot be trusted to, uphold the conservative values that define the Republican Party. (Option 2 is only a symptom of this.)

I'd say of those two, A is a bigger issue.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-makes-a-gop-leader-resist-trump/