the Religious Right is dead and its political influence is gone

By becoming the Republican front runner; while ignoring conservatism and refusing to go along with many aspects of modern conservative orthodoxy such as free trade, Trump has proved the conservative movement has little or no popular support. He has also survived vicious attacks from some of the most powerful conservative organs; including an all-out broadside from The National Review, from which he emerged unscathed. Thanks to Trump, the conservatives are no longer setting the Grand Old Party’s agenda.