| − | A '''Midwest conservative''' is one who is unpretentious and skeptical about the [[Establishment]], the [[Swamp]], and the [[Left Coast]], and supports both [[social conservatism]] and [[Midwestern austerity]]. | + | A '''Midwest conservative''' is one who is unpretentious and skeptical about the [[Establishment]], the [[Swamp]], and the [[Left Coast]], and supports both [[social conservatism]] and [[Midwestern austerity]]. They have traditionally been associated with the [[Republican Party]] and known for their advocacy of [[Old Right]]-style politics. |
| − | [[category:Midwest]] | + | During the 1930s, Midwest conservatives came to oppose the entrenched, bloated government brought about by the [[New Deal]]. [[Nebraska]] Republicans [[Hugh A. Butler]] and [[Kenneth Wherry]] were a pair of isolationists and adamant conservatives in the Senate who symbolized traditional Midwestern conservatism. |