1996 Republican Platform Supporting the Abolishment of Birthright Citizenship

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What contributed to this amendment getting on the party platform in 1996 but being removed in 2000?

In 1996, Pat Buchanan and Pete Wilson pushed for certain things to be in the platform while Dole stayed out of the platform-writing process. In 2000, Bush pushed for the removal of xenophobic language from the platform.

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Were Buchanan and Wilson mostly ignored outside of the platform?

Yes. Buchanan’s belief in “paleoconservatism” and his “culture war” speech in 1992 made Republicans scared to give him a platform again.

From what I can tell Dole strongly disliked Buchanan and the religious right in general and vice versa

The Republican establishment hated Buchanan for his primary challenge to then-incumbent President HW Bush and for his extreme nativism, protectionism, isolationism, and emphasis on religion.