The end of the two party system firmly in place since the Gilded Age had its roots not in the 1968 Presidential Election but in the 1964 GOP Convention. Nelson Rockefeller defeated Barry Goldwater by just one delegate. Many thought Nelson and the New England moderate wing would throw a bone to the fast rising conservative wing. However that wouldn't be the case as William Scranton was selected. My dad, like many conservatives, were furious over the betrayal by Rockefeller. Though there were talks of a party split, Rising star Ronald Reagan called for reason to prevail. "If this happens in 1968, we revolt. As it stands we aren't strong enough to split off and win on our own. We have to think what would be best in the long term."*Coalition Rising by*Gvr. Rand Paul (AmLib-KY)