| − | A '''Midwest conservative''' is one who is unpretentious and skeptical about the [[Establishment]], the [[Swamp]], and the [[Left Coast]], and supports both [[social conservatism]], [[fiscal 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]], [[fiscal conservatism]] and [[Midwestern austerity]]. They have traditionally been associated with the [[Republican Party]] and known for their advocacy of [[Old Right]]-style politics. Midwest conservatives are closer to [[conservative populism]] than Rockefeller [[Republican]]s were. |
| | 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> During the 81st Congress (1949–50), the pair achieved a near-perfect [[conservative]] voting record.<ref>Fascinating Politics (January 6, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/01/06/ideology-and-civil-rights-1950-edition/ Ideology and Civil Rights, 1950 Edition]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref> | | 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> During the 81st Congress (1949–50), the pair achieved a near-perfect [[conservative]] voting record.<ref>Fascinating Politics (January 6, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/01/06/ideology-and-civil-rights-1950-edition/ Ideology and Civil Rights, 1950 Edition]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref> |