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[[Image:6436rtdhgf.jpg|Right|100px|thumb|William F. Buckley, Jr.]]
The '''Buckley rule''' states that support should be given to "''the rightwardmost viable candidate''". During the 2010 election, the Buckley rule was transformed into "''the rightwardmost '''electable''' candidate''".<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/02/14/good_riddance_to_the_buckley_rule_117026.html Good Riddance to the Buckley Rule]</ref><ref name=freeman>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/340485/buckley-rule-according-bill-not-karl-neal-b-freeman Buckley Rule — According to Bill, not Karl]</ref>
The Buckley rule is named after [[William F. Buckley]], but was not heard about until the 2010 election. Some believe that the rule as it is known today using the word "electable" was actually invented by [[Karl Rove]].<ref name=freeman />
==References==
{{reflist|1}}
==External links==
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19870419&id=xpBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RpQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5774,6206564 The question: Who will capture the conservative fancy?], [[William F. Buckley]], April 19, 1987
The '''Buckley rule''' states that support should be given to "''the rightwardmost viable candidate''". During the 2010 election, the Buckley rule was transformed into "''the rightwardmost '''electable''' candidate''".<ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/02/14/good_riddance_to_the_buckley_rule_117026.html Good Riddance to the Buckley Rule]</ref><ref name=freeman>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/340485/buckley-rule-according-bill-not-karl-neal-b-freeman Buckley Rule — According to Bill, not Karl]</ref>
The Buckley rule is named after [[William F. Buckley]], but was not heard about until the 2010 election. Some believe that the rule as it is known today using the word "electable" was actually invented by [[Karl Rove]].<ref name=freeman />
==References==
{{reflist|1}}
==External links==
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19870419&id=xpBKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RpQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5774,6206564 The question: Who will capture the conservative fancy?], [[William F. Buckley]], April 19, 1987