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== [[Ronald Reagan]] ==

== [[Ronald Reagan]] ==

Despite attempts by some to portray Reagan as a quintessential conservative, he was weak on several of the issues above, including his relative lack of pro-life nominations to the Supreme Court, support for a form of [[gun control]] (in 1994), acceptance of illegal immigration (1986 law), and criticism of term limits for president ([[22nd Amendment]]).  Also, his "[[free trade]]" policies were not helpful to the working class.

Despite attempts by some to portray Reagan as a quintessential conservative, he was weak on several of the issues above, including his relative lack of pro-life nominations to the Supreme Court, support for a form of [[gun control]] (in 1994), acceptance of illegal immigration (1986 law), and criticism of term limits for president ([[22nd Amendment]]).  Also, his "[[free trade]]" policies were not helpful to the working class.{{fact}}

== [[Barry Goldwater]] ==

== [[Barry Goldwater]] ==

Barry Goldwater was the last outsider to win the [[Republican]] nominee for president as a first-time candidate, in 1964, based on large part to the runaway bestselling book ''A Choice Not an Echo''.  Though far more conservative than his [[liberal]] opponent, [[Nelson Rockefeller]], some of Goldwater's views did not exemplify the above list of conservative positions.

Barry Goldwater was the last outsider to win the [[Republican]] nominee for president as a first-time candidate, in 1964, based on large part to the runaway bestselling book ''A Choice Not an Echo''.  Though far more conservative than his [[liberal]] opponent, [[Nelson Rockefeller]], some of Goldwater's views did not exemplify the above list of conservative positions.