This last led to the founding of the Jerry Falwell?s ?Moral Majority?

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appeals to cultural and social conservatism and new evangelical religious ferment

?see Viguerie, Reagan article as examples.

? Viguerie started in 1974?saw the need to use organization to build a new constituency for the Right in the Republican party?Jerry Fallwell, Pat Buchanan, Phyllis Schlafly were important parts of the new group ? credited 4 keys to success (see reading)

? 3 main organizing issues to develop new right-wing organizers

1) Anti-elitism (ala George Wallace, south, whites as victims of state control)

2) ?Family? values coalition

? antifeminism anti-homosexuality key here (funded Anita Bryant?s campaign to get Miami, Florida to repeal gay-rights ordinance in late 1970s

? drew strength form Christian schools movement and broader Christian right it ==anti-busing campaigns from Boston to California, attempts to get their tax-emempt status revoked drew fire and caused more organization among Christian schools

? This last led to the founding of the Jerry Falwell?s ?Moral Majority? in 1979?organization played a key role in Ronald Reagan?s race for presidency

3) ) Rejected thawing of cold war under Nixon, Ford, Kissinger, Carter; distrusted Chinese, opposed negotiation with Soviets; opposed arms control, favored military buildup; rejected giving up Panama Canal, (for Reagan, this a big issue) ? this the least of the issues

? Coalition built by appealing to working class people on social issues, and building ideological assault on the idea of government. This campaign enormously successful.

? New Right a major force in U.S.policies 1970s-present

? ?credited with influencing elections, passing state abortion restrictions, leading backlash against social welfare spending and affirmative action programs;

? self-described as ?Pro-family? movement?emphasizes social traditionalism over economic libertarianism and militant anticommunism, the other definining issues of US conservative ideology?see chapter on Conservatism in Sixties book;