Translation of "Conservatives" in Japanese

For being a liberal who could get along with conservatives,

保守的な人とも上手くやっていける 進歩的な人と褒めたり

I never meant to say that the conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally conservative.

保守派の人たちは一般に頭が悪いと言いたかったのではなく、頭の悪い人たちは保守的であることが多いと言いたかったのです。