Reagan Democrat
Reagan Democrat noun: a moderate and conservative Democrat, in the south and midwest, many of whom had previously supported conservative Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace for President of the USA, who supported the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984.
Noun
Reagan Democrat (plural Reagan Democrats)
- A moderate and conservative Democrat, in the south and midwest, many of whom had previously supported conservative Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace for President of the USA, who supported the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984.
- Undoubtedly, there were some who thought that the party, once defined and consolidated, would appeal to “Reagan Democrats,” but there were also many who thought that the liberal groups dominating the party could easily splinter into diverse interest groups if not afforded the opportunity to come...2020, Theodore F. Sheckels, The Rhetoric of the American Political Party Conventions, 1948–2016, Lexington Books, →ISBN, page 103
Forms of Reagan Democrat
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Questions about Reagan Democrat
- What does Reagan Democrat mean?
- Reagan Democrat means a moderate and conservative Democrat, in the south and midwest, many of whom had previously supported conservative Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace for President of the USA, who supported the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and 1984.
- What part of speech is Reagan Democrat?
- Reagan Democrat is a noun.
- What is the plural of Reagan Democrat?
- The plural of Reagan Democrat is Reagan Democrats.
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