The Turncoat Party

Prominent national Democrats are essentially exactly what they portray themselves as, radicals, progressives, and/or socialists. Most "elite" Democrats no longer try to conceal their Leftism. Republicans, on the other hand, still pretend to be conservatives, especially around election time. Most all of the elite GOP though are now liberal to progressive. There are certainly notable exceptions in the ranks, like Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Jeff Sessions, and Ted Cruz in the US Senate, and over a dozen conservatives in the US House. Americans know what they are getting when they vote Democrat. Many voters are still fooled though by Republicans who pretend to be right-wingers.