| | 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> |
| | + | The conflict between L. Brent Bozell, Jr. and [[William F. Buckley]] illustrated how Midwest conservatives were more principled that East Coast conservatives, which Buckley was. Bozell eventually requested that name be removed from the ''[[National Review]]'' as it pandered to the [[pro-abortion]] [[liberal media]].<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/07/07/leo-brent-bozell-abortion-game-00044246</ref> |
| | [[Iowa]] politicians [[Bourke Hickenlooper]] and [[H. R. Gross]] were also representative of Midwestern conservatism, opposing big government and liberal economic initiatives. Hickenlooper was an isolationist-turned-internationalist, though maintained strong [[anti-communist]] stances and defended [[Joseph McCarthy]].<ref>Schapsmeier, Edward L.; Schapsmeier, Frederick H. [https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9018&context=annals-of-iowa A Strong Voice for Keeping America Strong]. ''State Historical Society of Iowa''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref> On the other hand, Gross was an adamant non-interventionist.<ref>Fascinating Politics (August 8, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/08/08/h-r-gross-parsimonious-penny-pincher/ H.R. Gross: Parsimonious Penny-Pincher]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. 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. Hickenlooper was an isolationist-turned-internationalist, though maintained strong [[anti-communist]] stances and defended [[Joseph McCarthy]].<ref>Schapsmeier, Edward L.; Schapsmeier, Frederick H. [https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=9018&context=annals-of-iowa A Strong Voice for Keeping America Strong]. ''State Historical Society of Iowa''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref> On the other hand, Gross was an adamant non-interventionist.<ref>Fascinating Politics (August 8, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/08/08/h-r-gross-parsimonious-penny-pincher/ H.R. Gross: Parsimonious Penny-Pincher]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 9, 2021.</ref> |