Along with other [[Moderate Republicans]] of his time such as [[Thomas Kuchel]], [[George Romney]], and [[Nelson Rockefeller]], Fong opposed the party nomination of the strongly [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 presidential election]].<ref>de Vries, Walter (June 16, 2016). [https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/07/06/mitt-romney-must-cleveland-and-oppose-donald-trump/tRwZF12QZehQB0Ga6TBLRK/story.html Mitt Romney must go to Cleveland and oppose Donald Trump]. ''Boston Globe''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref> | Along with other [[Moderate Republicans]] of his time such as [[Thomas Kuchel]], [[George Romney]], and [[Nelson Rockefeller]], Fong opposed the party nomination of the strongly [[conservative]] [[Barry Goldwater]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964 presidential election]].<ref>de Vries, Walter (June 16, 2016). [https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2016/07/06/mitt-romney-must-cleveland-and-oppose-donald-trump/tRwZF12QZehQB0Ga6TBLRK/story.html Mitt Romney must go to Cleveland and oppose Donald Trump]. ''Boston Globe''. Retrieved May 15, 2021.</ref> |