Sheryl8, you need to look into the personal beliefs and religious affiliations of more conservatives. Many (not all) are anti-gay or many (not all) play to the percentage of the base that is anti-gay. You know this.  You sound like a fiscal conservative. Social conservatives are different.  You know that too. Trost is running to lead a party that will field a leader that might bring us the next PM.  Hardly a minor figure. He is clearly fair game, especially for satirical treatment for such a ridiculous position.