No. The only reason he defected is because his defective radar sensed some groundswell for Bob Smith for President as an Independent. That, of course, fell flat on its ass, but he didn't have the honesty to say so. No, he blamed his flameout on some illness suddenly contracted by his wife.
The New American magazine's Conservative Index is by far the most reliable measure of conservatism and it rated Sununu at a pathetic 40% which means he voted the liberal line 60% of the time--a record well to the left of the average House Republican.
According to THE NEW AMERICAN, Jesse Helms is a liberal because he voted to free up money for AIDS!
The John Birch Society is not a serious player in mainstream conservative politics, and hasn't been for over a generation.
Didn't the JBS once call Ronald Reagan a communist?