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« on: February 20, 2019, 05:31:26 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2019, 06:27:16 PM »
Quote from: RINO Tom on February 20, 2019, 06:00:23 PM

I assume you must be including civil rights as a left-right issue where being against civil rights initiatives is presumably the "conservative" position?  Even then, I am not sure that - during the 1912 campaign - Taft was noticeably more pro-civil rights than Wilson.  A little, sure, but he wasn't too bold, to my knowledge.  Wilson really didn't gain an "anti-civil rights" reputation until well after he was elected, no?  I remember seeing that he actually got a lot of Black newspaper endorsements in 1912.

I also see little evidence that Wilson was running to Taft's right on economic issues?  Could be wrong.

Wilson was the LEAST economically interventionist candidate. His "New Freedom" platform called for limited government. Taft busted more trusts than any other President.
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« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2019, 07:07:43 AM »
Quote from: The Mikado on February 26, 2019, 01:09:28 AM
Cleveland was a hardcore free trader, while Harrison was a protectionist.

Not the best example, as that also applies to William Jennings Bryan/McKinley and FDR's elections.
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