I think there are two possibilities:
1. She's undergone a life changing event and is staunchly conservative
2. Her politics changed to conservative only when it was expedient, and now that she has a lifetime appointment we'll see her true political beliefs acted upon
2. Her politics changed to conservative only when it was expedient, and now that she has a lifetime appointment we'll see her true political beliefs acted upon
Well, we'll see what comes out. Note that pro-life Dems used to have a home in the party. Note that a lot of conservative Dems were fiscal conservatives. It could be that the Dem Party left her, as it did for many southern conservatives.