Who is more conservative?

I thought this article about Ben Bius stating that he doesn't feel Steve Ogden is conservative enough for our State because most people would think of Texas as being mainly republican, and encouraging republican to be spread throughout the state. Bius stated that, "We need a new brand of conservative leadership, not one that's just Republican, but conservative first." and that Steve Ogden can't earn up to that role because he is too republican. Both parties at the moment are facing voter unrest, because the voting record needs to be balanced for republican as well as conservative. Williamson County Chairman Bill Fairbrother says that it will be very tough to out-conservative Steve Ogden, and that he doesn't see conservative as being redefined here. There's not too much to the right of where conservatives are here. Steve Ogden seems to be arguing that he is indeed a conservative as well, and alot of this is being caused by people who think the road to the Texas senate is through the tea party movement, which is very conservative and made up of people who mostly voted for Ron Paul and Ross Perot. When the election is over, the strategy is going to look pretty silly. Ogden also claims that over the years as Chairman of the Senate Finance Comittee, "I've helped Texas balance the budget, cut taxes and save for a rainy day. Now with the recession and the spendthrift federal government, the next state budget will require experience, skill and judgement...if you send me back to Austin, I will do the job right."
As for Ben Bius he has always pushed "conservative first" message, criticizing Ogden for helping create the highly controversial Trans-Texas corridor Project, voting for liberals, against gun rights, for voting for a new business tax and for crafting a state budget in 2009, that spent too much. Ogden came back with an explanation that he voted his conscience on the issues as the appeared at the time. Ogden believes that he really has the experience to say yes, and the toughness to say no. Even now the campaign has just turned increasingly uglier. With the two candidates still butting heads. Their views seem too oposing to come to an agreement. In my opinion I believe both are entiltled to run, and that their views on eachother shouldn't get in the way of how they run.

http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/ogden-bius-spar-in-state-senate-race-239630.html