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In the [[1964 presidential election]], Goldwater ran against incumbent liberal Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], campaigning on conservative credentials in opposing the New Deal and advocating [[hawk]]ish foreign policy moves. His candidacy received the support of many Old Right GOP figures who shared his views on domestic policy, including Rep. [[Leslie C. Arends]] of [[Illinois]].<ref>September 30, 1964. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/30/archives/goldw-ater-backer-scores-hate-drive.html GOLDW ATER BACKER SCORES ‘HATE’ DRIVE]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> Although he ultimately lost the general election to Johnson by a landslide in part due to intraparty rifts, Goldwater sparked a key revival of the [[conservative movement]] which later propelled [[Ronald Reagan]] to the presidency.

In the [[1964 presidential election]], Goldwater ran against incumbent liberal Democrat [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], campaigning on conservative credentials in opposing the New Deal and advocating [[hawk]]ish foreign policy moves. His candidacy received the support of many Old Right GOP figures who shared his views on domestic policy, including Rep. [[Leslie C. Arends]] of [[Illinois]].<ref>September 30, 1964. [https://www.nytimes.com/1964/09/30/archives/goldw-ater-backer-scores-hate-drive.html GOLDW ATER BACKER SCORES ‘HATE’ DRIVE]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> Although he ultimately lost the general election to Johnson by a landslide in part due to intraparty rifts, Goldwater sparked a key revival of the [[conservative movement]] which later propelled [[Ronald Reagan]] to the presidency.

The increasing influence of New Right-oriented policies among the Republican Party in the 1960s amidst the [[Vietnam War]]. Most conservatives emerged as supporters of the war, with only a few being vocal opponents. Among the latter, most notable was congressman [[Eugene Siler]] of [[Kentucky]], who was the lone U.S. representative to vote against the [[Gulf of Tonkin Resolution]].<ref>Beito, David T.; Beito, Linda Royster. [http://hnn.us/articles/28879.html The Christian Conservative Who Opposed the Vietnam War]. ''History News Network''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> Siler is considered a forerunner to current Kentucky libertarian conservatives [[Rand Paul]] and [[Thomas Massie]].<ref>Fascinating Politics (November 2, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/11/02/before-rand-paul-there-was-eugene-siler/ Before Rand Paul, There Was Eugene Siler]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>

The influence of New Right-oriented policies among the Republican Party increased in the 1960s amidst the [[Vietnam War]]. Most conservatives emerged as supporters of the war, with only a few being vocal opponents. Among the latter, most notable was congressman [[Eugene Siler]] of [[Kentucky]], who was the lone U.S. representative to vote against the [[Gulf of Tonkin Resolution]].<ref>Beito, David T.; Beito, Linda Royster. [http://hnn.us/articles/28879.html The Christian Conservative Who Opposed the Vietnam War]. ''History News Network''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> Siler is considered a forerunner to current Kentucky libertarian conservatives [[Rand Paul]] and [[Thomas Massie]].<ref>Fascinating Politics (November 2, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/11/02/before-rand-paul-there-was-eugene-siler/ Before Rand Paul, There Was Eugene Siler]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>

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