Word: rightism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...readers to vote for the Alliance in an effort to "stop Thatcherism in its tracks." Concluded the 70-year-old weekly: "The priority now must be to deny Mrs. Thatcher her goal of a working majority large enough for her to railroad through another five years of New Rightism...
...Reagan's choosing a woman for his first nominee, there was some organized opposition from far-right activists who felt that O'Connor's early support of the Equal Rights Amendment and her less-than-rigid voting record on abortion was a "berayal " of true-blue rightism. Taking no chances that the zealots might prevail, O'Connor was probably the most thoroughly prepared nominee in history. Justice Department officials say she spent much of the summer poring over large loose-leaf notebooks containing answers to potential questions, as well as transcripts of past confirmation hearings. After...