Probably not. Reagan was a Neoliberal, while Goldwater was a libertarian conservative. Goldwater started to show his truecolors later on… that or it was just more noticeable.
I read that it was more that he didn't like the direction Reagan was taking the Republican party. He didn't like Reagan's stances on social issues, such as abortion. He thought Reagan's antiabortion stance was too extreme or something.
Probably not. Reagan was a Neoliberal, while Goldwater was a libertarian conservative. Goldwater started to show his true colors later on… that or it was just more noticeable.
I read that it was more that he didn't like the direction Reagan was taking the Republican party. He didn't like Reagan's stances on social issues, such as abortion. He thought Reagan's antiabortion stance was too extreme or something.