The loss of Goldwater in 1968 was a loss for Conservatives,
however they did not lose hope and build an organization that would help them win future elections- successful when Reagan was elected
The "New Right" conservative movement in the 1960s and 70s
The unraveling of the democratic party because of the Vietnam War, urban riots, and the loss in faith in the federal government after the Iranian Hostage Crisis
"Sagebrush" rebels believed the federal government controlled too much land in the western states
Americans struggling financially after moving to the suburbs
were losing their liberal views, causing a rise in conservativism
Political background- Governor of California
Many conservatives believed that liberal policies were responsible for stagflation in the late 1970s
The rise of religion in politics (Moral Majority)
Carter's unpopularity by the end of his presidency