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50 years since conservatives broke through in the Republican Party

Politics The Hill By Eliot Wilson, opinion contributor 24 May 2026 15:00 1 min read
50 years since conservatives broke through in the Republican Party

Ronald Reagan's 1976 campaign for the Republican nomination, while ultimately unsuccessful, helped to consolidate the conservative revival that had begun with Barry Goldwater in 1964 and would reach its peak with Reagan's 1980 victory.

Ronald Reagan's 1976 campaign for the Republican nomination, while ultimately unsuccessful, helped to consolidate the conservative revival that had begun with Barry Goldwater in 1964 and would reach its peak with Reagan's 1980 victory.

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