You could run back to the '64 convention and the Goldwater campaign if you want to talk about extremism. But even that sells short how much of a frothing fascist-loving freak Eisenhower ended up proving himself to be by the time he handed the keys over to Kennedy.
If you want to talk about extremism, we can talk about Coolidge and Hoover - men who paved the road to the death of laisse-faire capitalism after presiding over the biggest pump-and-dump scheme yet seen in world history. Hell, Hoover’s landslide defeat in '32 was a direct result of his absolute inability to admit he was wrong after a full term in office presiding over the Great Depression.
You could run back to the '64 convention and the Goldwater campaign if you want to talk about extremism. But even that sells short how much of a frothing fascist-loving freak Eisenhower ended up proving himself to be by the time he handed the keys over to Kennedy.
If you want to talk about extremism, we can talk about Coolidge and Hoover - men who paved the road to the death of laisse-faire capitalism after presiding over the biggest pump-and-dump scheme yet seen in world history. Hell, Hoover’s landslide defeat in '32 was a direct result of his absolute inability to admit he was wrong after a full term in office presiding over the Great Depression.