Conservative Coalition

Examples of Conservative Coalition in the following topics:

• Domestic Conservatism

  • Roosevelt's New Deal faced great opposition from conservative Democrats and Republicans in Congress.
  • The counterattack first came from conservative Democrats, led by presidential nominees John W.
  • Senator Josiah Bailey (D-NC) released the "Conservative Manifesto" in December 1937, which marked the beginning of the "conservative coalition" between Republicans and southern Democrats.
  • The Conservative Coalition generally controlled Congress until 1963; no major legislation passed which the Coalition opposed.
  • Conservatives in the East and South were generally interventionists, as typified by Henry Stimson.

• Conservative Resurgence

  • Many Southern whites were frustrated by the social changes after the Civil War and formed conservative political organizations.
  • By the mid 1870s, the Conservative Democrats had aligned with the national Democratic Party, which enthusiastically supported their cause, even as the national Republican Party was losing interest in Southern affairs.
  • Often, these parties called themselves the "Conservative Party" or the "Democratic and Conservative Party" in order to distinguish themselves from the national Democratic Party and to obtain support from former Whigs.
  • The planters and their business allies dominated the self-styled "conservative" coalition that finally took control in the South.
  • Conservative reaction continued in both the North and South; the "white liners" movement to elect candidates dedicated to white supremacy reached as far as Ohio in 1875.

• The Transformed South

  • By the mid 1870s, the Conservative Democrats had aligned with the national Democratic Party, which enthusiastically supported their cause even as the national Republican Party was losing interest in Southern affairs.
  • The planters and their business allies dominated the self-styled "conservative" coalition that finally took control in the South.
  • Historian Walter Lynwood Fleming ideas are a typical example of the conservative interpretation of Reconstruction.
  • Conservative reaction continued in both the North and South; the "white liners" movement to elect candidates dedicated to white supremacy reached as far as Ohio in 1875.
  • Summarize the reactions of conservative whites to the newly protected status of African Americans

• Challenges to the New Deal

  • However, the Second Deal (1934/5-1938) provoked much more fervent criticism, particularly in conservative circles.
  • It also united conservatives in both parties.
  • The court-packing plan strengthened conservative opposition to the New Deal.
  • Known as the Conservative Coalition (at the time, the term "conservative" referred to the opponents of the New Deal and did not imply any specific party affiliation), it initiated a conservative alliance that, with modifications, shaped Congress until the 1960s.
  • In 1937, Bailey released a "Conservative Manifesto" that presented conservative philosophical tenets, including the line "Give enterprise a chance, and I will give you the guarantees of a happy and prosperous America."

• Cultural Wars of the 1990s

  • The term culture war in the United States generally refers to the conflict between conservative and liberal values.
  • In American usage the term culture war is used to claim that there is a conflict between those values considered traditionalist or conservative, and those considered progressive or liberal.
  • Some say that extreme conservative rhetoric of the Christian Coalition hurt then-president George H.W.
  • On the other hand, conservative cultural warriors' rhetoric helped Republicans gain control of Congress in 1994, and the subsequent impeachment of Clinton by Congress over a sex scandal is widely understood as having been a divisive culture war battle.
  • Some say that extreme conservative rhetoric of the Christian Coalition hurt then-president George H.W.

• Ideological Interest Groups

  • The ideology, or collective beliefs, of any given group might range from regressive or conservative, to liberal or libertarian, or to progressive or radical.
  • Some examples of ideological interest groups include the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Taxpayers Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Christian Coalition.
  • On the other hand, the Christian Coalition favors a conservative Christian ideology.
  • Examples include the National Rifle Association (NRA), a gun rights advocacy group, or AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP), an LGBTQ group advocating around AIDS research and health.

• The New Right

  • In the United States, the New Right refers to two historically distinct conservative political movements.
  • With Ronald Reagan's victory in 1980 the modern American conservative movement took power.
  • He brought together a coalition of economic conservatives, who supported his supply side economics; foreign policy conservatives, who favored his staunch opposition to Communism and the Soviet Union; and social conservatives, who identified with his religious and social ideals.
  • For these and other efforts, Reagan was attacked by liberals at the time as a dangerous warmonger, but conservative historians assert that he decisively won the Cold War.
  • Capitol in 1981, an early example of his administration's conservative economic policies.

• The Religious Right

  • By the 1980s, the Religious Right made substantial gains in United State politics, as conservative Democrats were alienated by their Party's support for liberal social views.
  • Under this leadership, the new Religious Right combines conservative politics with evangelical and fundamentalist teachings.
  • Americans for Robertson accumulated a mailing list of several million conservative Christians interested in politics, and this mailing list formed the foundation for the new organization.
  • Thus, the Christian Coalition was actually planned long before Pat Robertson's run for president.
  • Forty-nine state chapters were also created as independent corporations within their states, including the Christian Coalition of Texas.

• The Party in Government

  • The term "majority government" may also be used for a stable coalition of two or more parties to form an absolute majority.
  • One example of such an electoral coalition is in Australia, where the Liberal and National parties have run as an electoral bloc for decades.
  • Another example is the current coalition government in the United Kingdom, which is composed of the Conservative and Liberal Democratic parties.
  • The conservatives won the most seats of any single party in the 2010 election, but fell short of an absolute majority.
  • This is the first true coalition government in the UK since World War II.

• Interest Groups vs. Political Parties

  • In the UK, the conservative party's campaigns are often funded by large corporations, as many of the conservative party's campaigns reflect the interests of businesses.
  • In contrast to the conservative right, left-wing parties are often funded by organized labor.
  • More often than not, lobbying coalitions enter into conflict with each other.
  • As these coalitions enter into conflict, congressmen must choose how to vote in the face of different pressures from different constituencies.