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Rockefeller Republicans

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Extracted from the Wikipedia article Rockefeller Republican.

Rockefeller Republicans have largely ceased to exist with the label mostly used as an epithet. On a national level, the last significant candidate for president from the liberal wing of the party was John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent in 1980 and garnered 6.6% of the popular vote. Despite their national decline, moderate Republican officeholders continue to win local elections, particularly in the Northeast, into the 21st century; examples include governors Bill Weld and Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Phil Scott of Vermont, and Larry Hogan of Maryland.