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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 91. Chapters: Alternative media (U.S. political right), Alternative press (U.S. political right), Conservative Party of Quebec (historical) leadership elections, Family Coalition Party of Ontario candidates, 1990 Ontario provincial election, Family Coalition Party of Ontario candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election, Family Coalition Party of Ontario candidates, 2007 Ontario provincial election, International Democrat Union, List of African-American Republicans, List of American Enterprise Institute scholars and fellows, List of Canadian conservative leaders, List of Chairpersons of Texas College Republicans, List of Christian democratic parties, List of conservative feminisms, List of conservative parties, List of conservative parties by country, List of conservative parties in Canada, List of Conservative Roundtable episodes, List of critics of the New Deal, List of European Conservatives and Reformists Members of the European Parliament, List of Latino Republicans, List of League of Polish Families politicians, List of legislation sponsored by Ron Paul, List of opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States, List of paleoconservative organizations, List of Red Tories, List of state Constitution Parties, List of Tea Party politicians, List of Tea Party protests, 2009, List of Tea Party protests, 2010, National conservatism, Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership elections, Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership elections, Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership elections, Right-wing political parties, Ronald Reagan bibliography, Social conservatism, Speeches and debates of Ronald Reagan, Timeline of modern American conservatism. Excerpt: The following American politicians are affiliated with the Tea Party movement, which is generally considered to be conservative, libertarian, and populist. It is not a single, formal political party, but is represented by activist groups such as the Tea Party Patriots and the Tea Party Express. The Tea Party Caucus is the primary vehicle for the movement in Congress. The timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and occurrences which have significantly affected conservatism in the United States. Since the 1950s, conservatism has been a major influence on American politics. With the decline of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party after 1960, the movement is most closely associated with the Republican Party (GOP). Economic conservatives favor less government regulation, lower taxes and weaker labor unions, while social conservatives focus on moral issues and neoconservatives focus on democracy worldwide. Conservatives generally distrust the United Nations (UN) and Europe and, apart from the libertarian wing, favor a strong military and give enthusiastic support to Israel. Although conservatism has much older roots in American history, the modern movement began to jell in the mid-1930s when intellectuals and politicians collaborated with businessmen to oppose the liberalism of the New Deal, led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), newly energized labor unions, and big city Democratic machines. After World War II that coalition gained strength from new think tanks and writers who developed an intellectual rationale for conservatism. Richard Nixon's victory in the 1968 presidential election is often considered a realigning election in American politics. From 1932 to 1968, the Democratic Party was obviously the majority party. During that time period, the Democrats had won seven out of nine presidential elections, and their agenda gravely affected that undertaken by the Republican Eisenhower administration. The election o
