His 1968 campaign was a classic example of ‘Something For Everybody.’ He told the hippies that he was going to end the Vietnam War and appealed to the Right with attack dog Spiro Agnew. He also knew that a lot of Southern folks were unhappy with the Civil Rights Act, so he gave them a ton of dog whistles.
Before Nixon, the GOP had a sizeable Liberal Wing. By 1980 those guys were gone.
Which is how the parties need to be to function in the USA
Blame Nixon.
His 1968 campaign was a classic example of ‘Something For Everybody.’ He told the hippies that he was going to end the Vietnam War and appealed to the Right with attack dog Spiro Agnew. He also knew that a lot of Southern folks were unhappy with the Civil Rights Act, so he gave them a ton of dog whistles.
Before Nixon, the GOP had a sizeable Liberal Wing. By 1980 those guys were gone.
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