When I say I'm an authentic conservative, it's because when you look at who I am and where I come from, it'd be a lot easier to have grown up a Democrat.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've always been conservative. I was born that way.
I didn't know I was a conservative when it didn't matter to me growing up.
It has become more acceptable to describe yourself as a conservative, but not everyone who uses that term about themselves really is truly conservative.
I'm instinctively a Conservative.
But I came from a conservative Republican background.
The reason why I'm a conservative is because conservative policies work and they improve opportunities. They are the avenue for climbing the economic dream.
I've always been a conservative first.
I grew up conservative because my mum was a conservative, and when I finally realized what conservatives were, I changed my mind immediately.
I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.
Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was.