Republican Presidents and the Safety Net - From Moderation to Backlash

Since the New Deal, Republican presidents have looked for ways to accommodate rather than abolish the federal social safety net. Yet moderation often led to a backlash from their conservative supporters, leading Republican presidents, in some cases, to move from accommodation to opposition.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Eisenhower, Modern Republicanism and the Struggle to Hold the Center
Chapter 2 Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and the Puzzles of the Safety Net
Chapter 3 Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush: Social Security, Truly Needy and a Kinder and Gentler Nation
Chapter 4 Compassionate Conservatism: George W. Bush and the Conservative Welfare State
Chapter 5 Trumpism?: Making the Safety Net Great Again

About the author

Matthew Gritter is associate professor of political science at Angelo State University.

Summary

Since the New Deal, Republican presidents have looked for ways to accommodate rather than abolish the federal social safety net. Yet moderation often led to a backlash from their conservative supporters, leading Republican presidents, in some cases, to move from accommodation to opposition.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Gritter
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781498583565
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8356-5
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government, Central government