Jeremy Stangroom

a qualified, experienced conservative versus an unqualified, inexperienced liberal, then I'm choosing the liberal, because I'm liberal.

Why would I want somebody who might be an effective conservative if I'm not a conservative? That doesn't make sense. Ideology does count.

It counts for something. But Trump is ideologically unmoored and vastly incompetent.

Since competence as well as ideology matters, the critique, I believe, is spot on.

Lack of competence might prevent you from voting for x. But why on earth would you vote for a competent ideological enemy?

Ask @davidfrum . There are many, many parts of the job that are ideologically neutral, and simply require skill.

But that's neither here if the partisan bits are entirely unpalatable - e.g., implications for Supreme Court.

Sure. But the incompetence may be (IMO is) also entirely unpalatable. Here's the relevant Frum piece http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/dont-gamble-on-trump/506207/ …