Claim: Mike Pence is not a conservative.
Evidence: Pence positioned himself as a principled ideologue and supporter of the Tea Party movement , noting he was `` a Christian , a conservative , and a Republican , in that order.
The Republican Party 's current ideology is American conservatism , which contrasts with the Democrats ' more progressive platform -LRB- also called modern liberalism -RRB-.
The Tea Party movement is an American political conservative movement within the Republican Party.