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→Conservatism, party leadership
During his tenure in leading the GOP on the national stage, Reece was a part of the conservative faction opposed by [[Minnesota]] [[liberal Republican]] [[Harold Stassen]]<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> and [[Vermont]] Moderate Republican [[George Aiken]].<ref>November 27, 1947. [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/11/27/archives/aiken-asks-reece-to-quit-gop-helm-lays-failure-to-win-confidence-of.html AIKEN ASKS REECE TO QUIT GOP HELM; Lays Failure to Win Confidence of Voters to Chairman, Who Is Also Attacked by Tobey]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref><ref>Krock, Arthur (December 3, 1947). [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/12/03/archives/futility-in-aikens-call-move-to-oust-reece-as-gop-chairman-doomed.html Futility in Aiken's Call; Move to Oust Reece as GOP Chairman Doomed by Senator's Party Irregularity]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref> In February 1948, Reece called for purging [[communists]] from the [[United States]], saying:<ref>February 1, 1948. [https://www.nytimes.com/1948/02/01/archives/reece-urges-purge-of-communists-in-us.html REECE URGES PURGE OF COMMUNISTS IN U.S.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref>
During his tenure in leading the GOP on the national stage, Reece was a part of the conservative faction opposed by [[Minnesota]] [[liberal Republican]] [[Harold Stassen]]<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> and [[Vermont]] Moderate Republican [[George Aiken]].<ref>November 27, 1947. [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/11/27/archives/aiken-asks-reece-to-quit-gop-helm-lays-failure-to-win-confidence-of.html AIKEN ASKS REECE TO QUIT GOP HELM; Lays Failure to Win Confidence of Voters to Chairman, Who Is Also Attacked by Tobey]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref><ref>Krock, Arthur (December 3, 1947). [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/12/03/archives/futility-in-aikens-call-move-to-oust-reece-as-gop-chairman-doomed.html Futility in Aiken's Call; Move to Oust Reece as GOP Chairman Doomed by Senator's Party Irregularity]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref> In February 1948, Reece called for purging [[communists]] from the [[United States]], saying:<ref>February 1, 1948. [https://www.nytimes.com/1948/02/01/archives/reece-urges-purge-of-communists-in-us.html REECE URGES PURGE OF COMMUNISTS IN U.S.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref>
{{cquote|...the spread of Communist power throughout the world constitutes the greatest menace to our nation.}}
{{cquote|...the spread of Communist power throughout the world constitutes the greatest menace to our nation.}}
Reece also opposed President Truman's use of "public funds" for his Western trip, calling it a "pre-nomination campaign tour."<ref>June 6, 1948. [https://www.nytimes.com/1948/06/06/archives/reece-hits-using-public-funds-for-trumans-campaign-tour-reece-hits.html Reece Hits Using Public Funds For Truman's 'Campaign Tour'; REECE HITS PAYING TRUMAN TOUR COSTS]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref>
===Run for Senate, 1948===
===Run for Senate, 1948===