Defining Rockefeller Republicanism: Promise and Peril at the Edge of the Liberal Consensus, 1958–1975

Cambridge University Press ^ | 6/6/22 | Marsha E. Bennett

[DallasBiff]

Abstract

This article examines Rockefeller Republicanism and its status within the Republican Party by looking at the evolution of Nelson Rockefeller’s support for social welfare policy between 1958 and 1975. New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller regularly appears in histories of modern conservatism as the embodiment of the liberalism that conservatives rejected, but these works rarely account for the entirety of Rockefeller’s career. Rather than focus on Rockefeller’s challenges to the national Republican Party in 1960 and 1964, which results in an incomplete representation of Rockefeller Republicanism, this article reassesses moderate Republicanism’s perceived dominance and Rockefeller’s advocacy for liberal domestic policies and commitment to racial liberalism in New York. A full account of Rockefeller’s struggles to find common ground with conservative New York Republicans and adoption of conservative positions related to law enforcement and welfare reform thwarted one of the GOP’s best opportunities to assemble a multiracial and cross-class constituency.

[DallasBiff]

I'm a history buff, he wasn't the first rino, Dewey and Teddy Roosevelt were the first, although have to admit Nelson died with a smile on his face.

[EvilCapitalist]

I wonder what happened to Megan Marshack?

[Thapsus_epiphany]

These RINOs are the reason this country is so screwed up.
As the ‘loyal opposition’, they were supposed to push back against the left wing, not appease and acquiesce.
A ‘history of treasonous douchebags’ would be a more apt title.

[Brandonmark]

The George and Mitt Romney wing of the party.

[Brian Griffin]

When all the animals get upset once a snake slithers into an area, the problem probably is the snake.

[Brian Griffin]

high taxes

New Yorkers remember that about Nelson.

[Brian Griffin]

“New York City’s chief medical examiner was actually fired for hinting that Rockefeller had died while having sex.”

https://allthatsinteresting.com/nelson-rockefeller-death

[DIRTYSECRET]

On his way out he taught Walter Mondale how to wave using all 5 fingers.

He died in the sack age 70. His female companion was 25. Way to go Nelson. We should all be so lucky.

[nwrep]

[cowboyusa]

The Civil Rights Bill passed 60 years ago tommorrow. 6 Republicans voted No. So did Biden’s hero Robert Byrd. Most Conservative Republicans in the Senate voted Yes.