[jla]

So in other words, Goldwater was saying that the Republicans, not the Conservatives, were his bane.
Then in 1976 they, the Republicans, did the same thing to another Conservative, Ronald Reagan.

[dfwgator]

You raised a good point. Rockefeller Republicans hated Reagan more than they hated the Democrats. They only tolerated Reagan because Reagan brought the GOP more success than they had seen in years once he gained the White House. Didn't take long for them to go back to their old ways once the Reagans left Washington.