They are ready for this gambit. Look at some of the libs they have tried to foist on the public as "conservatives". All they need to do is define the extreme left as the middle and the leftist RINOs will qualify as "uberConservative".
Everyone to the Right of Marx will be labelled an "extremist".
Everyone to the Right of Marx will be labelled an "extremist".
They already label us that way. I've pointed out many times how peculiar it is to claim that people who have not changed their opinions on Social Morality or Fiscal Policy for the last 50 years, are extremists? It is the nation which has moved to the left, while the normal people haven't moved at all.
In any case, I think we could win that fight if we had the proper attitude; One of attacking faux conservatives as a central component of every interview or opinion circle. If every time a conservative went on the air they made a remark about fake conservatives such as "Kathleen Parker" or "David Frum" it would eventually have the effect of calling the question in the public mind. Once they are outed as imposters, their effectiveness is nill.
More worrisome is the tendency of conservatives to go squishy when put under social pressure by liberals. Nowadays it has become gauche to say anything derogatory about queers. Ann Coulter is even losing her way.