I really think the correct attribution is the Democrats are the conservative party and the Republicans are the right wing party. The Democrats value formalism,

I really think the correct attribution is the Democrats are the conservative party and the Republicans are the right wing party. The Democrats value formalism, institutions, status quo, rules, procedures, convention, incrementalism, stability ... They reject populism or anything radical or fundamentally different. The also court various flavors of conservatives and routinely claim they aren't conservative enough when they lose and they're key to victory is tacking more conservative. Harris ran a campaign that was anti immigration and pro police. Gavin Newsom has a podcast with guests like Steve Bannon, Michael Savage and Charlie Kirk. If an alien landed and tried to bucket parties based on current behavior, the Democrats would be conservative