Answer: oldguard

AnswerCrossword Clue
OLDGUARDConservative element
OLDGUARDThey're hardly revolutionary
OLDGUARDConservative element.
OLDGUARDConservative element of a group.
OLDGUARDConservatives.
OLDGUARDDefenders of a cause.
OLDGUARDG.O.P. group
OLDGUARDConservatives
OLDGUARDConservative faction