‘Lock Her Up!’ The Unofficial Slogan of the RNC

In 1964, the GOP was divided along ideological lines when it gathered for its convention on the outskirts of San Francisco. The moderate wing supported then-New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, while the hardcore conservatives favored Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. The crowd booed Rockefeller when he called on the party to disavow ideological extremists who “feed on…