'Never Trump' Activists Resigned to Trump Presidency

— -- For a period of time between Donald Trump clinching the Republican nomination and formally accepting it at the Republican National Convention (RNC) this past summer, a small group of activists known as "Free the Delegates" plotted a way to thwart Donald Trump’s nomination in Cleveland through a complicated rules mechanism.

Their effort was unsuccessful, but they still didn’t jump on board the Trump train; two of the leaders didn’t even cast their ballots in the general election.

ABC caught up with three leading members of this group today. After Trump’s resounding victory, they are resigned to his presidency, but still apprehensive about both his administration and the future of the party.

BEAU CORRELLA Virginia delegate to the RNC, Correll, himself an attorney, filed a lawsuit arguing that he shouldn’t have to vote for Trump. He was active in trying to find mechanisms to replace him as the nominee in the weeks preceding (and during) the RNC.

"At the end of the day there was a huge wave and he successfully rode that wave into the shore," Correll told ABC News.

Correll, who supported Cruz during primaries, refused to tell ABC News if he voted for Trump. However, he says he always agreed with his policies, but not the way the policies were conveyed. He’s hoping that changes as Trump administration begins to shape up.

"In the next two months, [Trump] will fill 4000 political appointments in such a fashion as to execute those policies. And that is the next big challenge whether he will be able to execute on thos policies," he said. "I fully expect the trump administration to reach out to conservatves and i’ve seen some of that personally and that’s encouraging."

KENDAL UNRUHA leader of the "Free the Delegates" movement, Unruh, who was also a Colorado delegate, was a strong presence on cable TV in the weeks leading up to the convention. Then, she sought to amass votes for a procedural motion that could thwart Trump’s nomination.

Unruh didn’t vote for Trump.

"My apprehensions about him haven't changed. He hasn’t changed as a person," she said, explaining that her next four years will be spent keeping him accountable.

But she’s hoping for the best.

"It’s the first time I really hope I’m proven wrong and he actually understands his role and the role of governing," she said. "And he actually understands he has to work with Congress."

She is also unsure of her role in the Republican Party because she believes the social conservative component has largely been replaced by a populist movement.

"I need to decide if want to jump in with the new party," she said. "I’m not sure I want to rebuild all the social conservative's base issues that have now been lost."

DANE WATERSWaters is a communications consultant who was instrumental in "Delegates Unbound," another group that insisted during the convention that delegates were able nominate the candidate of their choice.

Waters, who also didn’t vote for Trump, was "shocked" by the outcome.

"The American public was so desperate for change they were willing to support whomever," he said. "I don’t think it’s about the policies or the proposals but he represented the only individual who could remotely bring about change."

Like Unruh, he is wary about the future of the GOP. Despite Republicans retaining control of the Senate and the House, Waters isn’t taking a victory lap.

"The Republican party didn’t win last night," he said. "Donald Trump won last night."

"On paper it looks good," he added, "but those are just numbers."