1.   But for Rogan as well as for Bush, the prospects are for a considerably less conservative electorate when the numbers swell eight months hence.

2.   He made no mention of his support for abortion rights, a position that might give him trouble among the socially conservative Republican primary electorate.

3.   These days, the bald appeals and overly nuanced positions are particularly striking as Republicans curry favor with their quite conservative primary electorate.

4.   This seems wise apparently, since it assuages fears of instability and radical change among highly conservative electorates and elites.

5.   What made the primary results sting was the fact that Schiff outpolled Rogan on a day that brought out an unusually conservative electorate.

6.   With his eye fixed firmly on the overwhelmingly conservative GOP primary electorate, Dole deliberately ignited the firestorm during a fund-raising event here.

7.   The conservatives have been mired by infighting and an inability to decide on how to deal with the extreme right, which has eaten away at the conservative electorate.

8.   The Senate is led by a presidential candidate intent on proving to a conservative primary electorate that he can deliver on their fiscal priorities.

9.   The Texas governor also plans to tailor his message for a more conservative electorate, as evidenced by his visit Wednesday to the Bob Jones University.