Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party A Conservative Alliance

He may be the patron saint of limited government, but Ronald Reagan started out as a registered Democrat and New Deal supporter. An F.D.R. fan, the Gipper ... President Reagan believes, as do we, that all members of our party are free to work individually for women's progress. As a party, we demand ... As GOP presidential candidates prepare to debate at the Ronald Reagan Library, the party continues to struggle over whether to embrace or ... So what is it about Reaganism Trump supporters want to redeploy? The 1984 election was a defining moment for the Republican party, with Reagan ... Reagan's near-miss candidacy made him the leading Republican contender in 1980, when he handily won his party's nomination and went on to defeat incumbent ... Reagan viewed the New Deal, which he'd once supported, as “fascism.” He raised preposterous fears about the Soviet capture of Hollywood, and fed ... In his new biography, Max Boot reckons with the president who was once his hero and another who led him away from the Republican Party. President Reagan has a remarkable legacy as a champion of bipartisanship and cooperation in government due to his unwavering belief in the ... (“Pat”) Brown (who had defeated Nixon's challenge in 1962), ridiculed Reagan's lack of experience, declaring that while he (Brown) had been serving the public, ... Not like the other. People pose in front of pictures of Donald Trump and Ronald Reagan at a Republican rally earlier this year in Nevada, ...