Mitt Romney is a liberal and always has been a liberal. Norquist, at the very best, is a neo-con but is probably another liberal plant like Romney. The Republican party has a dearth of liberal RINOs but that doesn't mean that the party still doesn't have some conservatives in it. It certainly doesn't change the concept of conservatism. Conservatism is greater than party affiliation.
By my definition, Conservatism starts and ends with the written meaning of the constitution as explained by our founding fathers.
Perhaps the only way the term right wing would come into play is if there were a large movement to reunite the USA with the British Crown.
Regardless, the terms left and right wing have no real bearing on the political process of America
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Formerly there were conservative Democrats, not so now.
Conservatives must be strong and stand up to scathing criticism heaped on them by the press if they are well known or TV personalities, sports stars, Movie stars, etc., our candidates are besmirched and torn apart for being normal clean living citizens. It is devastating to endure. Ala Sarah Palin. She faced it bravely and was not shut down. Her decision to not run must have been as a result of threats toward her family, or too low an approval to continue. Who can stand up to that? NONE OF US! MO!
Let us Thank the LORD for his daily blessings ...
God help America, in Jesus name amen.