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“Conservative thinking is a very important part of Republican Party and the Republican Party is very important to the conservative movement. Since the 1960's, the polarization of the two parties and their alignment with essentially liberal and progressive and conservative thinking respectively is one of the big changes and it's made it really hard to separate those two out and so party and ideology are much more intertwined today than they were even 20 years ago, let alone 40 years ago.”

Quote by John Aldrich

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John Aldrich is a prominent political scientist specializing in American politics, political behavior, and political methodology. Born in 1947, he has made substantial contributions to the understanding of political parties and elections through his research and publications. more

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