That's what they want you to believe.
In the past 20 years, conservatives have had 4 landslides. Moderates have had zero. Liberals have had zero.
Only eight years ago, Republicans, led by Newt Gingrich (who was deemed "unelectable" by the elites) won a massive electoral victory. Veteran democrats were defeated, including committee chairman (deemed "unbeatable" by the pundits). Even the Speaker of the House went down in defeat.
Now what were the Republicans talking about back then? It wasn't "setting a new tone", or opening our borders , or setting up a police state. They spoke about the Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence. They talked about abolishing 4 cabinet agencies. They spoke of implementing a flat tax or even abolishing the income tax altogether. They promised a massive devolution of power back to the people.
Yet, they still won. It was only when they abandonded those principles (i.e., folding to Clinton over the gov't shutdown and nominating Bob Dole) that they started losing.
Despite what the "experts" tell you, most of America, when presented the facts, is still pretty conservative. Of course, that's all changing thanks to the treasonous immigration policies of our "leaders".
Ok, then, explain to me why, in the 2000 GOP primaries, the front-runners were Bush and McCain, the LEAST conservative of the pack?