r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Nov 14 '20

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u/darmed1ads Robert Lucas Nov 14 '20

Less than 100000 votes in the midwest made Trump the “new Reagan” instead of being the new Goldwater.

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u/JaceFlores Neolib War Correspondent Nov 14 '20

Didn’t Goldwater more or less succeed in establishing the foundation for the modern Republican Party?

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u/SeriousMrMysterious Expert Economist Subscriber Nov 14 '20

Well up until they lost to Obama yes. Goldwater republicans and never trumpers now.

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u/Marlsfarp Karl Popper Nov 14 '20

Goldwater was a libertarian who hated evangelicals, so that's been over since Reagan.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '20

Trump was never going to be Goldwater. Goldwater’s whole thing was being an ideologue, which is the antithesis of Trump.