I see, and thank you for the clarification. In his case, I think because he was operating in a deep blue state, he was "in the closet" for a long time and now can be more open about his conservative leanings and instincts. I say instincts because he is not an idealogue with a shelf full of Hayek and Buckley. He really is centrist on a lot of things -- but for me, he's conservative on the most pressing issues now -- immigration, borders, economy, trade deals, sovreignty, political correctness, ditch obamacare, cut waste and spending, pay down the debt, strengthen military, take no crap from ISIS. If a few thousand more gay marriages happen before he gets around to social issues, I'm not bothered.
He seems to support bank bail outs though, no?