Reagan election

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Path

supported Goldwater

Gave speech during Goldwater's campaign, didn't help Goldwater but got Reagan elected as governor of CA

served two terms and won presidential nomination in 1980 by a landslide

Became spokesman for general electric and toured nation giving speeches

Started as an actor

Conservatives gain strength

population trends

Sunbelt became republican

White South became Republicans after civil rights reforms

Americans were moving to suburbs and became detached from liberalism

Criticized welfare programs

felt affirmative action contributed to reverse discrimination

welfare contributed to children born out of wedlock and encouraged decline of traditional family

felt Great Society worsened poverty

Democrat party was unraveling

urban riots, Vietnam War, counterculture, Watergate, oil crisis, Iran hostage crisis, stagflation

New Right, resurgent conservative movement, grew rapidly and was a coalition of many groups with varying ideas and goals

Moral majority worked to fulfill religious goals

boosted republican chances of winning presidency

Sagebrush rebels- activists who believed federal gov controlled too much land in western states and land should go to states

Republicans became increasingly critical of liberal policies

complained about unfunded mandates, programs required but not paid for by the fed government

Blamed policies for stagflation and economic problems

Reagan Wins

Showed his gift as a communicator in presidential debate as a

appeared friendly

tempered/calmed fears that he didn't have enough experience to win

Carter had lost support

Reagan won overwhelmingly

Supported strong military

Had traditional values

Made it clear he opposed big government

Conservatives

Conservatives (Republicans)

anticommunists

questioned detente policy and fought against SALT II

neoconservatives warned of dangers posed to society by abandoning traditional values of dangers

religious beliefs

thought liberal policies caused inflation and were a waste

favored free market, private organizations, and individuals to help needy

Felt large central gov endangered economic growth and individual choice

sought to reduce taxes and limit gov regulation of industry