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Originally Posted by GregE
Close... but not quite.
Both Nixon and Reagan would be regarded as too liberal by today's Republican standards.
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True.
Especially Nixon. Most people these days tend to only think of Nixon's personality (which was famously paranoid)
But policy-wise...he was a very "liberal" Republican compared to the "religious right" ass-kissing that goes on these days.
Nixon was more into economic policies...and quite frankly wasn't scared to do govt. "take overs" of the private sector as well.
He imposed wage and price freezes in 1971 !!!
Imagine if Obama tried that now...the right would be screaming that he's a "communist". lol
Reagan didn't really give a shit about religion either. But his campaign guys figured out that there was a HUGE voting block there who would vote in step for who their preacher at church told 'em to vote for.
And the pandering of the Republican party to the "religious right" began.
I don't think Reagan actually ever DID anything that they wanted. But he talked a lot of shit they wanted to hear.
Unfortunately it built them up and now The Republican party is hardly what it used to be.
Funny thing...the REAL Mitt Romney (the one who was pro-choice and used his own judgement on a case-by-case basis for issues) was what I consider to be a real Republican.
But like all Republicans these days...he had to switch his official stand on almost everything to appease the religious right in order to get the nomination.
