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==Notable conservative Democrats in the 21st century==

==Notable conservative Democrats in the 21st century==

[[Zell Miller]] is a conservative Democrat who wrote a book, ''A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat'', about his differences with the current party leadership.

[[Zell Miller]] was a conservative Democrat who wrote a book, ''A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat'', about his differences with the current party leadership.

A more recent book (published October 2007) in the Conservative Democrat column is ''Why the Democrats Are Blue'' by [[Mark Stricherz]], a conservative pro-life [[Catholic]] and a Democrat.  He traces the Democrat Party's takeover in the 1968-1972 period by wealthy secularist liberals who pushed the party's traditional socially conservative working class coalition of northern Catholics and southern Protestants out of the party leadership, and made pro-[[abortion]], [[gun control]], and similar liberal positions the dominant views in the party.

A more recent book (published October 2007) in the Conservative Democrat column is ''Why the Democrats Are Blue'' by [[Mark Stricherz]], a conservative pro-life [[Catholic]] and a Democrat.  He traces the Democrat Party's takeover in the 1968-1972 period by wealthy secularist liberals who pushed the party's traditional socially conservative working class coalition of northern Catholics and southern Protestants out of the party leadership, and made pro-[[abortion]], [[gun control]], and similar liberal positions the dominant views in the party.

In 2008, the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in [[South Carolina]], Bob Conley, ran to the right of the Republican incumbent [[Lindsey Graham]].  The [[paleoconservative]] Bob Conley narrowly won a contested Democrat primary over the [[liberal]] Democrat activist, Michael Cone, who was supported mainly by out of state [[liberal]] bloggers.

In 2008, the Democrat nominee for U.S. Senate in [[South Carolina]], Bob Conley, ran to the right of the Republican incumbent [[Lindsey Graham]].  The [[paleoconservative]] Bob Conley narrowly won a contested Democrat primary over the [[liberal]] Democrat activist, Michael Cone, who was supported mainly by out of state [[liberal]] bloggers.

In 2012, [[Mark E. Clayton]] of suburban [[Nashville]], the Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate in [[Tennessee]], who similarly ran to the right of incumbent Republican [[Bob Corker]].

In 2012, [[Mark E. Clayton]] of suburban [[Nashville]], the Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate in [[Tennessee]],similarly ran to the right of incumbent Republican [[Bob Corker]].

[[Charley Reese]] is a conservative newspaper columnist who recently announced his retirement from writing.

[[Charley Reese]] is a conservative newspaper columnist who recently announced his retirement from writing.