My memory goes back to Eisenhower..
IMHO, congress as a whole, was far more "conservative" in the '50's..( That includes the Democrats, many of whom were conservatives..)
It was the '60's that liberalized our representation.. Began the centralization of federal power, etc...
My perspective is, that Liberalism has to be stopped... The sooner the better..
My method of attack is to vote as conservative as possible, and withhold any support for those that do not support and defend the constitution, and our nation...
RINOs don't fall under my "support" column..
Its not the 50's anymore.
The US population has changed a lot since then, Its not the same country. We have had an illegitimacy rate of >30% for three decades. Generations have grown up wrong.
We have to work with what we've got. We cannot just throw a fit because it isn't the way it was way back when.
There are many conservative tendencies. If you can get a sort-of conservative in preference to an outright liberal, vote for him. He may be the most you can get elected, given the nature of the electorate. The alternative is surrender.
Pssssssssssssssst...your memory isn't quite up to snuff.