Rockefeller Republicanism is an ideology stemming from a subgroup of the US Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Republican Party in the 1930s-1970s that held more moderate and Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination liberal views on domestic issues than the rest of the party, similar to those of Nelson Rockefeller, former Governor of New York (1959-1973) and Vice President (1974-1977).
History
Thomas Dewey, the Governor of New York from 1943 to 1954 and the Republican presidential nominee in 1944 and 1948, was the leader of the moderate-wing of the Republican Party throughout the 1940s and early 1950s, battling more conservative Republicans led by Senator Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Robert A. Taft of Ohio. With the help of Dewey, World War II General Dwight D. Eisenhower became the nominee for the election of 1952 as well as became the leader of the moderates. After Eisenhower, Nelson Rockefeller, the Governor of New York, emerged as the leader of the moderate-wing of the Republican Party, trying to run for President in 1960, 1964 and 1968, but ultimately lost to Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Richard Nixon, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Barry Goldwater and once again to Nixon, respectively.
In domestic policy, RockReps were typically moderate to center-right economically, however they strongly rejected conservatives like Goldwater and some of their Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination laissez-faire economic policies while holding beliefs in Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination social policies that were often culturally liberal. They preferred the social security network and the continuation of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs but sought to run them more efficiently than Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democrats.
Despite all that, RockReps opposed Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Socialism and government ownership and were strong supporters of Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination big business and Wall Street, although they supported some Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination regulation on businesses. But instead of tightening business regulation, they advocated the development of a mutually beneficial relationship between public interests and the private enterprise. They supported both public and private investments in the environment, healthcare and higher education as essentials for a better society and economic growth in the Rockefeller tradition. They were strong supporters of public colleges, trade schools and universities with low tuition and large research budgets, and preferred to invest in infrastructure such as highways.
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Relations
Friends
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Liberal Conservatism - Me applied to other countries. You're following my footsteps and doing a pretty good job so far, I really like that Romney guy!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination One-Nation Conservatism - Me applied specifically to the UK. That David Cameron guy seemed based.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Fiscal Conservatism - Understands that being a conservative is about fiscal issues.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Third Way - My favorite liberal!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservative Liberalism - More conservative and less statist. Either way, I think they're alright.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Capitalism - Neat!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Ordo-Liberalism - Definitely like what I'm hearing here.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination LGBT Conservatism - Uh... sure, why not?
Frenemies
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoconservatism - "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."
Just ignore that I greatly expanded the MIC through my many coup d'etat's in the third world and increased CIA's influence. - Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Pink Capitalism - You're a more extreme, libertarian version of me, you are also a little too, uhhhh... Let's say "woke".
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Neoliberalism - You're a bit more economically liberal than me, but we're socially similar.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Keynesianism - Please stop making the money printer go BRRRRRRRR, it's not a toy!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Corporatocracy - Don't get too excited or I'll regulate ya.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Social Liberalism - Just because I'm a liberal doesn't mean that I'm a Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination democrat, you know that.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservatism - Economically wise, but a bit of progressivism won't hurt anybody.
How's '76 election going without me as your VP, Gerald? - Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paleoconservatism - *sigh* I'll say it again: a bit of progressivism won't hurt anybody, okay? Also jesus christ do you make me uncomfortable.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Paternalistic Conservatism - While I am a bit regulatory, I don't go crazy.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Progressive Conservatism - ...maybe?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Market Socialism - Moderatism is pretty cool and coops aren’t the worst, but can you calm down on the whole socialism thing?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Right-Wing Populism - Listen, Ike liked The People too but you need to tone down, I don't mind if I had to work with Liberals to keep America great. Also, I'm not a lizard.
Enemies
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Libertarian Conservatism - You're full of crap, Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Barry.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Kleptocracy - Damn you, Nixon and Agnew!
At least I'm the Vice President now, so that's something. - Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Trumpism - YOU TURNED REPUBLICAN PARTY INTO A JOKE!!!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Socialism - Just because I care about education and healthcare doesn't mean I like you. Stay away from me, idiot!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Conservative Socialism - Socialism but worse.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Democratic Socialism - You again? What do you want from me?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Marxism–Leninism - Shoo, you un-American commie!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination McCarthyism - Look, I hate commies too, but you were nothing more than an crazy nutjob who mostly just targeted a bunch of innocent people.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination National Socialism - We defeated you in WWII.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Progressivism - I supported civil rights, but you're still a dirty hippie.
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Reactionary Socialism - Your ideology is pure crapola!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Circulus Theory - Aren't you just Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Reactionary Socialism again?
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Plutocracy - Okay, technically I am a Rockefeller family descendant, but you're crazy!
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Mansonism - YOU TRIED TO KILL ME!
Further Information
- Rockefeller Republican
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Thomas E. Dewey
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John Anderson
- Nelson Rockefeller
- Bill Weld
- Charlie Baker
- Phil Scott
- Larry Hogan
- Chris Sununu
- Susan Collins
- Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Edward Brooke
Gallery
- ↑ Powell later expressed regret over his actions as Secretary of State, and criticized neoconservatives.