And then Reagan supported Ford in the General after Ford barely defeated Reagan in the Primary..
Again, the GOP is MORE conservative today, not less.
Nope They were more conservative under Reagan. Check that house number and try convincing someone They were a pack of libs.
“The Reagan Amnesty”
Passed the Senate on September 19, 1985 (69–30)
Passed the House on October 9, 1986 (voice vote after incorporating H.R. 3810, passed 230–166)
EVERY PUB OPPOSED AT THIS STAGE
Reported by the joint conference committee on October 14, 1986; agreed to by the House on October 15, 1986 (238–173) and by the Senate on October 17, 1986 (63–24)
There were 166 Republicans in the house
There were 53 Republicans in the Senate
Do the math.
“...the GOP is MORE conservative today, not less.”
I’m not going to get in the middle of that thing you got going with Norm...But...
Would you agree or disagree (I’ll make it simple)...
That it is the GOP base, those loosely affiliated Tea Party elements within the republican party the more conservative (you mention)???
Or would you agree or disagree that it is the GOP leadership, those unbending “elites/establishment” types that are more conservative these days???
We can go from there...
I just want to be sure where you view the faction side of this part of the issue...