'Conservatives In It for Long Term,' Conservative Publisher Says
- Terence P. Jeffrey - CNS News
- Apr 1, 2008
Conservatives, as represented by Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), did not endorse Richard Nixon over John Kennedy in 1960, publisher Alfred Regnery said in a video interview with Cybercast News Service, because Nixon did not embrace conservative principles.
Regnery, author of the recently released "Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism," was interviewed by Cybercast News Service Editor-in-Chief Terence P. Jeffrey.
"If we endorse [Nixon] simply because he is better than the other guy, we are simply forfeiting our principles, and we should not do that," said Regnery, explaining the thinking of YAF's leaders.
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