Are you now claiming there's such a thing as centrist conservatives?
As long as they support abortion, ban guns, limit conservative free speech, support legalizing illegal aliens and oppose President Trump on all policies I guess you'd call them centrist conservatives. I'll continue to call them Democrats though and why would a Republican nominate one?
Why would the GOP nominate such a candidate? To get over the traditional 60 vote hurdle & have a mainstream built by consensus SCOTUS.
I thought Conservatives held our democratic traditions in high esteem. I suspect real Conservatives do but the current state of the GOP isn't conservative but rather reactionary right...