And , with staunch social conservatives in the race , why not let the party self-implode ?

同时，在有顽固的社会保守派人士参加竞选的情况下，为什么不让共和党自行瓦解呢？

Conservatives were once the reigning champs of honing in and exploiting an opponent 's weakness .

共和党人一度最为善于抓住并利用敌人的弱点。

Conservatives see the issue through a different moral lens .

而保守党人从不同的道德视角看待这一问题。

Not that social conservatives won 't try .

没有社会保守派不会尝试的。

Political conservatives generally oppose federal intervention in schools .

政治保守派普遍反对联邦政府干预学校。