Reagan wouldn't recognize Trump-style 'conservatism' – a look at how the GOP has changed
- Written by Karyn Amira, Associate Professor of Political Science, College of Charleston
Mitt Romney, left, represents an old-fashioned GOP conservatism. Donald Trump, right, doesn't − and Romney is leaving politics.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesWhen Mitt Romney announced his intended retirement from the U.S. Senate on Sept. 13, 2023, the Atlantic published an excerpt from his upcoming biography, in which...





