Or it could be due to the fact that the current conservative movement relies on deception to push it&#x27;s agenda, which makes it difficult for the average lay person to even understand what they stand for.  Tax cuts marketed as economic stimulus, attacks on regulations and consumer&#x2F;environmental protections marketed as &#x27;making government more efficient&#x27;, racial oppression disguised as drug&#x2F;crime laws, universal health care spun as death panels, etc...