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Case, who did not support the GOP's nominee, Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, during the Presidential campaign, apparently feels that the Republican comeback will take place under the direction of the party's moderate wing. "It was a temporary kind of thing," he said of the conservative takeover of the party. "Many things were learned that won't have to be relearned-I hope...
Rather than alienate responsible conservatives with vicious attacks on Burch, liberals and moderates should attempt to develop a reasonable Republican critique of Administration policy. By functioning as a loyal opposition in Congress, the GOP can be a constructive force in the formulation of legislative decisions and national goals. This year's civil rights bill was substantially improved by Republican participation in the debate, and even under Taft conservatism contributed materially to housing legislation and bipartisan foreign policy. Constructive criticism during the new Johnson administration--in such areas as tax reform, education legislation, and defense policy. Constructive criticism during...
...moderates' task--to "remake" the GOP--is a difficult and delicate one. If they really want to change the party, they will have to display something lacking both at the convention and since the election: unity. They will have to begin at the bottom of the party and win control of the organization in areas now dominated by conservatives...
...proceed as unobtrusively as possible, for they could very easily alienate anti-Goldwater conservatives who thought Goldwater reactionary and voted for Johnson. In some areas of the country, this type of person represents a large portion of the electorate that normally votes Republican. To lose them would be a GOP disaster...
...long run, the Goldwater defeat may be the shock that revives this party which has for more than 30 years provided few moments of leadership and even fewer leaders. For now, however, the GOP's task seems herculean. In the 1950's the party made an inept attempt at becoming a majority party. In the 1960's it must do something far more basic: reassert itself as an effective minority party...