As James F. Simon once wrote, Black's "increasingly brittle, unmistakably conservative tilt" actually proved embarrassing to many of his admirers.

Other small cities in the district, such as Sharon and Meadville were swing regions, with a slightly conservative tilt that balanced out strongly Democratic Erie.

He also took advantage of the socially conservative tilt of the Second District.

Politically, he was perceived as a not-very-closeted big-government liberal Democrat, at odds with the electorate's conservative Republican tilt.

It has also inspired its own controversies as some historians and Society staff members have worried over a possible conservative tilt.

A conservative tilt may have been assured by the fact that this is a campaign between two candidates who have previously shown strength among black and moderate white voters.

Critics say Fox has a conservative tilt, but executives vigorously deny this, saying they are only trying to present views normally ignored by other news operations.

Justice Black's rules (text) led him to the liberal side of the spectrum, while Justice Frankfurter's use of standards (context) had a conservative tilt.

The Seniors Coalition, a smaller advocacy group with a strong conservative tilt, says it does not try to appeal to boomers because of that conflict.

True to the district's conservative tilt, however, Weller defeated Pavich by a fairly solid margin on election day.