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==Shift to the Left==

==Shift to the Left==

From its beginning, Buckley and the ''National Review'' moved to ostracize any conservative – usually strong, consistent conservatives – that disagreed with their moderate and internationalist version of "conservatism."<ref name="TrojanHorse"/> After the passing of Buckley, ''National Review'' drifted increasingly in favor of the "well-fed Right" that Buckley lamented so many years ago, being strongly in favor of [[Paul Ryan]] for speaker, and considering [[Mitch McConnell]] as the "best Republican Senate leader in a generation."<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/451991/alabama-senate-race-donald-trump-republicans-identity-crisis https://www.nationalreview.com/article/451991/alabama-senate-race-donald-trump-republicans-identity-crisis]</ref> It was home to many [[anti-Trump]] commentators during and after the 2016 presidential election.

From its beginning, Buckley and the ''National Review'' moved to ostracize any conservative – usually strong, consistent conservatives, such as [[Joseph Sobran]], who disagreed with their moderate and internationalist version of "conservatism."<ref name="TrojanHorse"/> After the passing of Buckley, ''National Review'' drifted increasingly in favor of the "well-fed Right" that Buckley lamented so many years ago, being strongly in favor of [[Paul Ryan]] for House [[Speaker]], and considering [[Mitch McConnell]] as the "best Republican Senate leader in a generation."<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/451991/alabama-senate-race-donald-trump-republicans-identity-crisis https://www.nationalreview.com/article/451991/alabama-senate-race-donald-trump-republicans-identity-crisis]</ref> It was home to many [[anti-Trump]] commentators during and after the 2016 presidential election.

''National Review'' writer [[David French]] has attacked consistent conservatives, including [[Steve Bannon]] and [[Franklin Graham]].<ref>Nolte, John (April 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/26/nolte-national-review-condemns-franklin-graham-as-a-bad-christian/ Nolte: National Review Condemns Franklin Graham as a Bad Christian]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2019.</ref>

''National Review'' writer [[David French]] has attacked consistent conservatives, including [[Steve Bannon]] and [[Franklin Graham]].<ref>Nolte, John (April 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/04/26/nolte-national-review-condemns-franklin-graham-as-a-bad-christian/ Nolte: National Review Condemns Franklin Graham as a Bad Christian]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 26, 2019.</ref>