Once the conservative leader by which others were measured, former President Ronald Reagan looms large in the Republican Party. But his influence may be waning.
At the second GOP debate on Wednesday, the candidates on stage may still channel former President Ronald Reagan — even if only in name, not policy.At the second GOP debate on Wednesday, the candidates on stage may still channel former President Ronald Reagan — even if only in name, not policy.Once the conservative leader by which others were measured, former President Ronald Reagan looms large in the Republican Party still today.
He advocated for"big tent" conservatism, despite being staunchly anti-abortion, saying as governor of California in 1967:"The Republican Party, both in this state and nationally, is a broad party. There is room in our tent for many views; indeed, the divergence of views is one of our strengths."A statue of Reagan riding a horse is displayed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on the eve of the second Republican presidential primary debate.
On Wednesday, seven Republican candidates for president will stand on stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., for the second GOP debate, hosted by FOX Business, Univision and Rumble. Expect Reagan to feature prominently in name but not necessarily in policy as Republicans have moved further and further away from his values, raising the question of whether the longtime standard-bearer of the party would even have a place in today's GOP.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pence to Newsmax: 'Real Debate' Hinges on GOP Following Reagan's BrandFormer Vice President Mike Pence, who will join fellow candidates on the debate stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Wednesday night, tells Newsmax there is a 'real debate' in the party about whether to follow the late president's brand of conservatism.
Read more »
'The perfect place’: Reagan's legacy towers over setting of second GOP presidential nomination debateThe race for the Republican presidential nomination once again runs through the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California
Read more »
Here’s all you need to know about Wednesday’s GOP debate at Reagan LibraryWhen the library opened Reagan said he’d “seen the world turned upside down and conventional wisdom utterly disproved.”
Read more »
Armenian Americans rally at Reagan Library ahead of GOP presidential debateThe rally called out the Biden Administration for not doing enough to help the indigenous Christian Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh, also referred to as “Artsakh.'
Read more »
Ronald Reagan famously spoke of the 'ash heap of history.' So do several GOP candidates todayRonald Reagan gave many notable speeches as president and he was known for his turn of a phrase. Think of his 1982 speech to Britain's Parliament, when he said “the march of freedom and democracy” was leaving “Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history.”
Read more »
Ronald Reagan famously spoke of the 'ash heap of history.' So do several GOP candidates todayRonald Reagan gave many notable speeches as president and he was known for his turn of a phrase
Read more »