Conservative Party of the United States (The Misfire)

The Conservative Party is one of the four major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its historical rivals, the Centrist Party, the Progressive Party, and the Libertarian Party. The party is named for conservatism, which comprises the values of the party. Following the collapse of the Fifth Party System in 1968, many of the former members of the Republican Party banded together to form the Conservative Party. Under the Sixth Party System, the party had struggled to rise to prominence, and has never held the office of president, but does have many seats in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Conservative Party's current ideology is American conservatism, which contrasts with the centrist ideology of the Centrist Party, the progressive ideology of the Progressive Party and the left-wing libertarian ideology of the Libertarian Party. The party's platform supports free-market capitalism, free enterprise, fiscal conservatism, restrictions on labor unions, deregulation, nationalism, and a strong federal government. The Conservative Party is socially conservative, and seeks to uphold many traditional values, which are based largely on Judeo-Christian ethics. The party has supported protectionism and tariffs ever since its founding. The core support of the Conservative Party is found in Southern states, where it dominates state government.