[gusopol3]

I'd like to point out that the religious right was a very big component of whatever votes Goldwater got. Gold's memory and gratitude are as short as Goldwater's were. Remember the days of Godless Communism?

[logician2u]

I'd like to point out that the religious right was a very big component of whatever votes Goldwater got.

There was no "religious right" in 1964, unless you want to count Episcopalians. Contrary to the way some politicians wear their religion on their sleeves these days, being a Christian (or a Jew, or a Catholic) was a personal thing in the 1960s. You didn't find newsies following candidates into church with their cameras - and for sure you didn't see politicians carrying 10-pound bibles for effect.