Perspective: A far-right politics that developed in the middle of the 20th century has prevented Democrats from making gains as they have in suburbs elsewhere
if the New Deal expansion of the federal government continued. In 1946, Grede testified before Congress in favor of the Taft-Hartley Act, which was intended to curtail the power of unions. Grede further solidified connections between the far right and the GOP in his role as finance chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party.Cultural issues contributed to this new politics as well.
The new suburban congressional district also elected conservative Republican Glenn R. Davis, who had a history of challenging GOP moderates including Sen. Alexander Wiley and Gov. Walter J. Kohler Jr. in primaries.At the state level, suburban voters sent Kenneth J. Merkel — like Grede, a member of the John Birch Society — to the Wisconsin State Assembly.
New Right conservatism remained entrenched throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, Thompson defeated incumbent Gov. Anthony Earl with a platform steeped in suburban conservatism — building prisons in rural areas instead of in Milwaukee, low taxes and less spending. Thompson went on to perfect the politics of suburban conservatism while serving a record four terms.
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