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Conservative Democrat (view source)
Revision as of 14:32, September 21, 2012
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A more recent book (published October 2007) in the Conservative Democrat column is ''Why the Democrats Are Blue'' by [[Mark Stricherz]], a conservative pro-life [[Catholic]] and a Democrat. He traces the Democratic Party's takeover in the 1968-1972 period by wealthy secularist liberals who pushed the party's old socially conservative working class coalition of northern Catholics and southern Protestants out of the party leadership, and made pro-[[abortion]], [[gun control]], and similar liberal positions the dominant views in the party.
A more recent book (published October 2007) in the Conservative Democrat column is ''Why the Democrats Are Blue'' by [[Mark Stricherz]], a conservative pro-life [[Catholic]] and a Democrat. He traces the Democratic Party's takeover in the 1968-1972 period by wealthy secularist liberals who pushed the party's old socially conservative working class coalition of northern Catholics and southern Protestants out of the party leadership, and made pro-[[abortion]], [[gun control]], and similar liberal positions the dominant views in the party.
In 2008 the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in [[South Carolina]], Bob Conley, is running to the right of the Republican incumbent [[Lindsey Graham]]. The [[paleoconservative]] Bob Conley narrowly won a contested Democratic primary over the [[liberal]] Democrat activist, Michael Cone, who was supported mainly by out of state [[liberal]] bloggers.
In 2008, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in [[South Carolina]], Bob Conley,ran to the right of the Republican incumbent [[Lindsey Graham]]. The [[paleoconservative]] Bob Conley narrowly won a contested Democratic primary over the [[liberal]] Democrat activist, Michael Cone, who was supported mainly by out of state [[liberal]] bloggers.
In 2012, [[Mark E. Clayton]] of suburban [[Nashville]], the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in [[Tennessee]], is similarly running to the right of incumbent Republican [[Bob Corker]].
[[Charley Reese]] is a conservative newspaper columnist who recently announced his retirement from writing.
[[Charley Reese]] is a conservative newspaper columnist who recently announced his retirement from writing.