This makes me wonder what the "conservative platform" really is. I've spent eight minutes writing and re-writing this post, and I honestly can't find one position universally espoused by conservatives. So what is it you want a conservative president to do?
The President can't really do much except lead. Congress decides what's going to happen. Right now, I'd like a President who 1.) would produce and provide to Congress a balanced budget that reduces our debt in accordance with the below beliefs; 2.) use his pulpit to encourage the following basic beliefs (in no particular order):
1.)
The process of supply and demand is an economic force akin to natural law. We need capitalism to produce from it's own belly. Using the money of some of our citizens to give back to our citizens to spend is ludicrous. If we want our country to prosper, we're either going to have to increase production and purchasing at home or we'll have to take some other country's resources. Redistribution within our own country will not work.
2.)
Welfare and most other similar programs are bad. Yes, we can have a safety net, but it should under no circumstances become a hammock. It may be too late to stop the flow of money to those currently getting it, but we can stop giving it to anyone else. The welfare state, if grown too big, will end in revolution or ruin.
3.)
Our borders should be secured, otherwise they're not borders. Have discussion on immigration separately. Have discussion on how to treat those already here separately. But, secure the borders. I have better border control in my yard.
4.)
Promote individual responsibility.
a.) What belongs to me doesn't automatically belong to you because in your mind you need it. I like to share. I want to share. But, when you take from me, it's stealing. A person can live comfortably in a one room home with a bicycle as long as he has air conditioning, heat, food, and water. He can live without the air-conditioning. If you borrow money up to your eyeballs for things you don't need instead of saving for things you do, it's your fault. If you aren't working at least 60 hours a week at whatever piece of garbage job you can get, then you're not actually trying to improve your economic situation. Once you have a crummy job, then look for a better one. That's how it works.
b.) Behavior problems are not the same as health problems. If you're fat lose weight if it causes problems. If you're not exercising an hour a day and eating healthy food and portions, then you have a behavior problem, not a health problem. If you drink to excess and it causes you to suffer, stop drinking. If your kids get bad grades because they don't study and don't respect the teacher, make them study and respect the teacher. If you don't like your life, take steps to fix it. If you have a kid, take responsibility for it. If you have taken real responsibility over your life and need some help, there are charities to go to first. If they run out of money, we can discuss other ways for our society to help take care of your needs, but they'll require real diligence on your part.
c.) If, for some reason, you think it's ok to commit crimes against fellow citizens, think again. We're going to use every available punishment to disuade you from that kind of thinking. You will be treated fairly and justly, but don't think you'll get away with it without severe punishment or death. If, for some reason, you think it's ok to commit crimes against our citizens and you are not one of us (or legally visiting), you will not be accorded the same treatment our citizens get. You will be treated humanely, of course. But, equal protection applies to our citizenry.
d.) You need to plan for the fact that you will get sick and you will get old. It happens. Again, a short term safety net might be discussed, but you need to invest in insurance for injury and retirement for aging. If you don't, there are charities that can and will help. And, your family should help too. But, if you lived on $40,000/year and could've been living on $30,000/year, then you should have had insurance and some kind of retirement investment. We might help, but don't think the result will be as good as you could've done had you planned ahead just a little.
5.)
Unions are bad unless they're dealing in true safety issues (I may get killed, I may go deaf, I may go blind, I may become an amputee by doing my job).
6.)
You can do for yourself better than the government. The state and local government can do better for you than the Federal government. The Federal government was not meant to be everything to all people. It was meant to protect our borders, to facilitate world commerce and diplomacy, and to help the states get along. Anything else is waste.
This was just off the top of my head, so some other things may get added later.