Er, Reagan turned against Welch, but he wasn't bashing Birchers proper like his peers in the era. He still needed their votes. So he wasn't full metal Q-Anon of

Er, Reagan turned against Welch, but he wasn't bashing Birchers proper like his peers in the era. He still needed their votes. So he wasn't full metal Q-Anon of the era, but he was probably closer to them than blue bloods. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1966/10/11/reagan-juggles-birchers-and-moderates-while/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1966/10/11/reagan-juggles...