Rockefeller Republican
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| − | A Rockefeller Republican (named after former Senator and Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller of the Rockefeller family) was a euphemism used toward members of the moderate wing of the Republican Party, | + | A Rockefeller Republican (named after former Senator and Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller of the Rockefeller family) was a euphemism used toward members of the moderate wing of the Republican Party, with [[Barry Goldwater|some intervals]] they were the dominant force in the party throughout the 50s, 60s, and 70s. They were usually located in the Northeastern states. |
=List of historical Rockefeller Republicans= | =List of historical Rockefeller Republicans= | ||
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A Rockefeller Republican (named after former Senator and Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller of the Rockefeller family) was a euphemism used toward members of the moderate wing of the Republican Party, with some intervals they were the dominant force in the party throughout the 50s, 60s, and 70s. They were usually located in the Northeastern states.
List of historical Rockefeller Republicans
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Gerald Ford
- Henry Kissinger
- Richard Nixon
- Bob Dole would like you to know Bob Dole is on here too.
- Margaret Chase Smith
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- George Romney