Word: goldwaterism
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Because of ideological differences collisions with the regulars was probably inevitable. Apart from the Manhattan party, the Republican organization in the City is definitely conservative. In the words William F. Buckley Jr., former Conservative party candidate for mayor, Lindsay's nomination was "a rump affair and no more representative of...
(9 of 11) expect some support should the front-running candidates stumble. "I like Chuck," says Barry Goldwater, whom Percy supported in 1964. "I've worked for him, he's worked for me. I'd support him." But Percy's chief problem is inexperience, which is...
As a potential presidential nominee, he has grave drawbacks. Four years and two babies after his celebrated di vorce and remarriage, his name still evokes indignant sniffs from many women-particularly matrons in their 40s. His refusal to support Goldwater made him a villain to the Republican right. But if...
Easily the most important student conservative organization is the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), which claims a membership of 20,000 to 30,000 spread across some 200 campuses. YAF's financial support, based largely on contributions from a small number of conseravtive adults (rather than membership dues), is far...
The phrase, the "New Left," has been used to describe this whole development but this term implies a greater connection with the "old Left" than actually exists and an ideology that is "left" and thus in some sense socialist. While there are socialistic elements there is rather more emphasis on...