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92 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 21 Feb \ parent \ on: Might this time actually be different? Politics_And_Law
The only thing I disagree with is that Ron Paul didn't win. I think this is what a Ron Paul victory looks like. He was always aiming to change how people viewed the state and it's starting to look like he may have succeeded.
I think this is what a Ron Paul victory looks like.
Agreed. If you look historically, Barry Goldwater was the Ron Paul of the 60s....that Goldwater movement had die hard supporters, but the public at-large was easily swayed against Goldwaters positions....about 15 years later a charismatic politician came along who rebranded lots of the essential ideas, his name was Ronald Reagan.
There are lots of similarities between the Goldwater -> Reagan and Paul -> Trump evolution. Its probably just the way the revolutionary changes happen that the messenger seldom is the one who implements the message.
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Reagan defeated 2 term incumbent in 1966 to become governor of CA
Milton Friedman was another beneficiary of Goldwater's campaign. His profile with the media and Republican circles increased, he became the de facto economic advisor of every R president from Nixon to Ford to Reagan, 1964 to 1988
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Reagan defeated Pat Brown for governor in 1966
Pat Brown was a good governor for CA
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That's a really interesting connection. In both cases, it was foreign policy positions that were used to scare supporters away (although, for diametrically opposite reasons).
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