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Abstract

History of distrust In the 1950s, Republican Sen. Joe McCarthy conducted a series of high-profile probes into U.S. government officials’ potential Communist Party affiliations. Newt Gingrich’s 1990s fight against former President Bill Clinton and House Democrats marked a turning point, as Gingrich encouraged his fellow Republicans to use hyperbolic and highly personal attacks against Democratic colleagues, casting them as undeserving of citizens’ trust. A Republican strategist urged Republican leaders to characterize the health care plan as a “government takeover” which “like coups … lead to dictators and a loss of freedom.

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Title
The Jan. 6 Capitol attacks offer a reminder – distrust in government has long been part of Republicans' playbook
Author
Fried, Amy; Harris, Douglas B
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Feb 9, 2022
Publisher
The Conversation US, Inc.
Source type
Newspaper
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2626991170
Copyright
© 2022. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.