I believe it's only the political parties that aren't as conservative as they used to be, and that a majority of the population is still essentially conservative.
If I'm wrong, and you're right, then nothing we say or do really matters anyway. The slow (or rapid, if the amnesty passes) slide into socialism is inevitable.
Like I said, in a range where 100 is fruit loopy liberal, 0 is moderate, and +100 is cocopuff conservative, I think a majority instinctively rates at about a +10 or +15 or so. Though that can range between -25 and +25. Right now, it's hard to figure, but I think they are at -5 or so.
If we didn't have terrorist bad guys around, it might be at -15.