NR Foresees Nose-Holding

Writing in a National Review that has, recently, been associated almost exclusively with #NeverTrump purists, Victor Davis Hanson gets real and finds Trump better than Clinton:

The election is about just two things. First, is Trump’s agenda more conservative than Clinton’s, or, inversely, is Clinton’s more liberal than Trump’s? And, second, is either Clinton or Trump so morally flawed, so incompetent, or so inexperienced as to render their policies and platforms irrelevant to their own followers?

I seriously doubt that many Democrats will swear not to sully themselves by voting for a prevaricator and incompetent, and, likewise, I expect by November most Republicans will be ready to “hold their nose” and vote for Trump.

Like it or not, this election is about degree, relative political agendas, and comparative hazard, not about marrying ideological purity and consistency with sobriety and character.

There you have the ancient "lesser of two evils" principle, dressed up in pretty words. We know Clinton is evil, there is some chance Trump will be less so. The downside on both is pretty bad, but Trump has more upside potential.