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In the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan rejuvenated the conservative Republican ideology, with tax cuts, greatly increased defense spending, deregulation, a policy of rolling back communism, a greatly strengthened military and appeals to family values and conservative Judeo-Christian morality.
The general attitude about homosexuality in Miami mirrored many other cities across the country. Although gay nightlife in the city had enjoyed the same boisterous existence as other forms of entertainment in the 1930s, by the 1950s, the city government worked to shut down as many gay bars as possible and enacted laws making homosexuality and cross-dressing illegal. [5]
The following tables indicate party affiliation in the U.S. state of Florida for the individual elected offices of: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Chief Financial Officer; Commissioner of Agriculture; As well as the following historical offices that were elected from 1889 to 2005: Secretary of State; Comptroller
Meanwhile, here’s what I think as a longtime observer of Florida’s history, government and politics: Amendment 1 — Making school board elections partisan: A terrible idea.
Goldwater performed well in the Deep South, but fared poorly in other southern states due to his conservative policies. Goldwater was an opponent of the Tennessee Valley Authority and stated that it "was a big fat sacred New Deal cow". He received significant criticism for this statement and later wrote that "You would have thought I had just ...
Ronald Wilson Reagan [a] (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party and became an important figure in the American conservative movement.
Conservative activists and elected officials are working to win majorities on local school districts, which are often among the largest employers and landowners in their counties.
In fact, the city has voted Republican in every presidential contest since 1980, and a striking 75 percent of Alabaster’s registered voters identify themselves as Republicans.