The moderates have been attacking the ghost of Goldwater for years. Even Ann Coulter insinuated that he was a racist a while back over his opposition to the civil rights act as was passed. Unfortunately he was absolutely correct in his assessment that the civil rights act went too far and would invade the rights of every private businessman in the country.
He supported an earlier less invasive version of the civil rights act, supported a limited affirmative action, and was a founding member of the NAACP in Arizona.
Personally I think America would be in a far better place today if the “moderate” purists hadn’t actively tried to destroy him rather than vote for him. I doubt the democrats would have been able to re enslave blacks the way they did.
You’re correct about people within the Republican Party working to destroy him.
The Rockefellers and the Romneys all worked towards Goldwater’s defeat in 1964.
Ann Coulter told Sean Hannity (Tuesday I think) that she is behind crispie creme for 2016. Even with everything that bastard has done to the gop... she loves the guy. Just like romney. Sean told her crispie was DOA to the base... but she is a very deluded woman. Use her like a paper towel and when she goes all progressive... throw her back in the water.
LLS