Rockefeller Republicanism

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Rockefeller Republicanism refers to a moderate-to-liberal faction within the U.S. Republican Party historically associated with support for social welfare programs, civil rights, and a more centrist economic and foreign policy stance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf faction of the Republican Party
political ideology
associatedWith Liberal Republicanism NERFINISHED
Nelson Rockefeller NERFINISHED
Northeastern Republicans NERFINISHED
liberal Republicans
moderate Republicans
country United States of America
surface form: United States
declinePeriod 1980s
late 1970s
hasPart Rockefeller Republicans NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod mid-20th century
post-World War II era
ideology anti-communism
internationalism in foreign policy
support for NATO
support for abortion rights in many cases
support for business regulation
support for civil liberties
support for civil rights
support for desegregation
support for environmental regulation
support for fair housing laws
support for labor unions in some cases
support for mixed economy
support for progressive taxation
support for separation of church and state
support for social welfare programs
support for the Great Society in part
support for the New Deal framework
influencedBy New Deal liberalism
Progressive Era Republicanism NERFINISHED
namedAfter Nelson Rockefeller NERFINISHED
opposedTo Goldwater conservatism NERFINISHED
Reaganite conservatism
right-wing populism
peakIn 1950s
1960s
early 1970s
politicalPosition center
center-right
fiscally moderate
moderate
socially liberal
region Midwestern United States
Northeastern United States
stronghold New England NERFINISHED
New Jersey NERFINISHED
New York NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED

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Rockefeller Republican hasAlternativeName Rockefeller Republicanism