Am I a liberal Republican or a conservative Democrat?

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You sound like a conservative Democrat to me.

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Let's take a minute to remember that not even Thad Cochran and Eric Cantor are conservative enough for today's GOP.

I think that answers your question.

That doesn't really explain the entire picture here; abortion supporter Gov. Brian Sandoval is accepted by the GOP...

To be fair, Sandoval represents a state that went for Obama twice. Even the most extreme Tea party activists at are more likely to tolerate a republican moderating in a Democratic state than in a Republican state like Georgia.