Takeover: The 100-Year War for the Soul of the GOP and How Conservatives Can Finally Win It

384 Pages·14.995 MB·English

by  Richard A. Viguerie

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M
ore than a hundred years ago Teddy
Roosevelt abandoned the Republican
Party to advance his progressive agei (1;..
Progressivism, or Big Governmen:
republicanism, became the philosophy of the
Republican Party’s establishment elite wi h
disastrous results for the GOP and America.
Over fifty years ago conservatives began a
battle for control of the party. Now is the time
for conservatives to finish the job and take
back the Republican Party.
By better than two to one the American
people now identify themselves as conserva¬
tives. Yet, despite the scandals surrounding the
White House, the outrageous failure of
Obamacare, and the lack of leadership from
Congress, the Republican Party has failed to
win key elections because it has failed to
deliver on its promises to roll back the tide of
Big Government.
In TAKEOVER, prominent Republican strate¬
gist and political direct-marketing pioneer
Richard Viguerie outlines the way to establish
limited-government constitutional conserva¬
tism as the governing philosophy of the Repub¬
lican Party and bring sanity back to Congress
and the White House. Viguerie details the
storied history of the battle for the soul of the
Republican Party while offering practical
advice and outlining the steps necessary for
conservatives to win the civil war in the GOP
and govern America by 2017.
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THE 100-YEAR WAR for the SOUL of the GOP
AND HOW CONSERVATIVES CAN FINALLY WIN IT
foreword by JENNY BETH MARTIN
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TAKEOVER
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Viguerie, Richard A.
Takeover: the 100-year war for the soul of the GOP and how conservatives can finally win it /
by Richard A. Viguerie. -- First edition,
pages cm
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-936488-54-4 (hardcover)
1. Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )—History. I. Tide.
JK2356.V47 2014
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated with great appreciation to the now deceased
giants of the conservative movement, most of whom were friends
of mine, who did not serve in public office, but upon whose mighty
shoulders the conservative movement stands today.
Among those who have passed on, but with whom God blessed
us for this great work, are William F. Buckley, Jr., L. Brent Bozell, Jr.,
Joe Coors, Terry Dolan, Russell Kirk, Marvin Liebman, Clarence
Manion, E. Victor “Vic” Milione, Frank Meyer, Howard Phillips,
Henry Regnery, William Rusher, Paul Weyrich, and Cliff White.
The conservative movement has been fortunate to have had
elected officials such as Barry Goldwater, Jesse Helms, John Ashbrook,
and most of all, Ronald Reagan, who relied heavily upon the indi¬
viduals mentioned above to lead and advance the conservative cause.
CONTENTS
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FOREWORD BY JENNY BETH MARTIN
xiii
INTRODUCTION
1 TEDDY ROOSEVELT THROUGH BARRY GOLDWATER 1
2 RICHARD NIXON AND THE RISE OF RONALD REAGAN 16
3 THE NEW RIGHT AND REAGAN’S 1980 VICTORY 42
4 THWARTING THE REAGAN REVOLUTION 72
5 THE 1988 PRIMARY CAMPAIGN: THE ESTABLISHMENT STRIKES BACK 84
6 “READ MY LIPS...” 93
7 GEORGE H. W. BUSH ABANDONS REAGAN’S PRINCIPLES 99
AND TRASHES THE REPUBLICAN BRAND
8 THE NEW MEDIA AND THE RISE OF THE CONTRACT 104
WITH AMERICA CONGRESS
9 BIG GOVERNMENT REPUBLICANS BACK IN CONTROL 112
10 CONSERVATIVES OPEN THE DOOR TO ANOTHER BUSH 119
11 THE SELLING OF GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH AS A “CONSERVATIVE” 126
12 CONSERVATIVES BETRAYED: THE PRESIDENCY OF GEORGE W. BUSH 132