SkipCaptcha
35,519
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − + + + +
no edit summary
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.
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.
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.
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; Butler led opposition towards [[foreign aid]],<ref>January 21, 1944. [https://www.nytimes.com/1944/01/21/archives/butler-again-hits-latinamerica-aid-he-tells-senate-government-fails.html BUTLER AGAIN HITS LATIN-AMERICA AID; He Tells Senate Government Fails to Upset His Charge of Spending in Billions]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref> while Wherry is particularly notable for being one of only seven senators voting against U.S. entry into the [[United Nations]].<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/79-1945/s100 S 1580. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref>
[[Iowa]] politicians [[Bourke Hickenlooper]] and [[H. R. Gross]] were also representative of Midwestern conservatism, opposing big government and liberal economic initiatives.
[[Iowa]] politicians [[Bourke Hickenlooper]] and [[H. R. Gross]] were also representative of Midwestern conservatism, opposing big government and liberal economic initiatives.
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Conservative]]
[[Category:Conservative]]
[[Category:Midwest]]
[[Category:Midwest]]
[[Category:politics]]
[[Category:politics]]