Extremism and conservatism are mutually exclusive concepts. Some various types of extremists make regular appearances here on FR, and are immediately obvious. But they love to take on the mantra of "conservative" in spite of the incongruity of the two. The MSM is a willing co-conspirator because it is then easy to link these "conservatives" with Republicans. But in fact conservatives reject extremism whether it is from the RR or any other faction that repudiates rationality and reasonableness.
Barry Goldwater