William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925 – 2008) and The New York State Conservative Party played an integral role in shaping the conservative political revolution in the US.
Even the New York Times acknowledged the significance of Buckley's race for Mayor of New York City as the candidate of the New York Conservative Party:
Looking back at this candidacy, The New York Times concluded:
“Buckley’s bid for office was an important chapter in one of the crucial events in modern political history, the transformation of the consensus politics of the peak-cold war years of the 1950s and early 60s, its agenda set by liberals, into the more polarized politics of our era, ruled by conservatives.”
Even the New York Times acknowledged the significance of Buckley's race for Mayor of New York City as the candidate of the New York Conservative Party:
Looking back at this candidacy, The New York Times concluded:
“Buckley’s bid for office was an important chapter in one of the crucial events in modern political history, the transformation of the consensus politics of the peak-cold war years of the 1950s and early 60s, its agenda set by liberals, into the more polarized politics of our era, ruled by conservatives.”
