The alliance with the Moral Majority, which brought religious fundamentalism into the party’s core strategy.
The adoption of the "Southern Strategy" and the courting of segregationist impulses. American Psychosis - David Cornepub
Corn’s central argument is that for decades, Republican leadership has weaponized paranoia, conspiracy theories, and resentment to gain power. While the party’s public face often maintained a veneer of traditional conservatism, Corn argues they consistently "fed the beast" of extremism behind the scenes. He traces this back to the early 1950s, starting with Joe McCarthy’s Red Scare and moving through the John Birch Society’s influence in the 60s. Strategic Alliances with Extremism The alliance with the Moral Majority, which brought