Goldwater movement

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The Goldwater movement was a mid-20th-century American conservative political surge centered on Senator Barry Goldwater that championed limited government, staunch anti-communism, and a rollback of New Deal liberalism.

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Goldwater conservatism 1
Goldwater movement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement ⓘ
baseRegion American South ⓘ
American West ⓘ
linked to: Old West

Sun Belt ⓘ
centeredOn Barry Goldwater ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electoralOutcome 1964 presidential landslide defeat ⓘ
emergedIn 1950s ⓘ
factionOf Republican Party ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War ⓘ
ideology American conservatism ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ
influenced New Right ⓘ
Reagan Revolution ⓘ
modern American conservatism ⓘ
influencedBy Barry Goldwater ⓘ
keyFigure Barry Goldwater ⓘ
keyIssue deregulation ⓘ
individual liberty ⓘ
opposition to communism ⓘ
reduction of federal government power ⓘ
tax reduction ⓘ
longTermImpact ideological realignment of Republican Party ⓘ
rise of conservative grassroots activism ⓘ
mediaSupport National Review ⓘ
namedAfter Barry Goldwater ⓘ
notableEvent 1964 United States presidential election ⓘ
opposed Great Society liberalism ⓘ
linked to: Great Society

New Deal liberalism ⓘ
linked to: New Deal
organizationalSupport Young Americans for Freedom ⓘ
conservative grassroots activists ⓘ
peakActivity 1960s ⓘ
policyStance opposition to civil rights legislation expansion ⓘ
support for aggressive anti-Soviet foreign policy ⓘ
support for privatization of some government functions ⓘ
politicalPartyContext Republican Party ⓘ
preceded Reagan-era conservatism ⓘ
linked to: New Right
sloganAssociated In Your Heart, You Know He’s Right ⓘ
socialBase business interests ⓘ
suburban voters ⓘ
white middle-class voters ⓘ
supported free-market economics ⓘ
limited government ⓘ
rollback of federal social programs ⓘ
states’ rights ⓘ
strong national defense ⓘ
viewedAs reaction against New Deal consensus ⓘ

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The Conscience of a Conservative → influenced → Goldwater movement ⓘ
Rockefeller Republicanism → opposedTo → Goldwater conservatism ⓘ
linked to: Goldwater movement