{"product_id":"book-bjr1","title":"Why the Right Went Wrong","description":"\u003ci\u003eWhy the Right Went Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e offers a historical view of the right since the 1960s. Its core contention is that American conservatism and the Republican Party took a wrong turn when they adopted Barry Goldwater's worldview during and after the 1964 campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 1968, no conservative administration could live up to the rhetoric rooted in the Goldwater movement that began to reshape American politics fifty years ago. The collapse of the Nixon presidency led to the rise of Ronald Reagan, the defeat of George H. W. Bush, and Newt Gingrich's revolution. Bush initially undertook a partial modernization, preaching \"compassionate conservatism.\" Conservatives quickly defined him as an advocate of \"big government\" and not conservative enough on spending, immigration, education, and Medicare. A return to the true faith was the only prescription on order. The result was the Tea Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe state of the Republican party, controlled by the strictest base, is diminished, E. J. Dionne, Jr., writes. It has become white and older in a country that is no longer that. It needs to come back to life for its own health and that of the country's, and in \u003ci\u003eWhy the Right Went Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e, he explains how.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49385207955760,"sku":"BDbjr1","price":23.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49385207988528,"sku":"ZEbjr1","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49385208021296,"sku":"ZMbjr1","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49385208054064,"sku":"40bjr1","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/bjr1-Square-cover.jpg?v=1771044441","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-bjr1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}