Barry M. Goldwater

Very strongly agree

Yes, and refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power

Goldwater believed in the importance of maintaining a balance of power globally and saw NATO as a key part of this. He would likely strongly agree that refusing to defend other NATO countries sets a dangerous precedent for the balance of global power. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes

Goldwater was a strong proponent of a robust American military presence globally. He believed in the importance of alliances like NATO in countering the Soviet Union during the Cold War. However, he might have had some reservations about countries not contributing enough to their own defense. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

No, we should not defend any NATO country that spends less than 2% of their GDP on military defense

While Goldwater was a strong supporter of NATO, he was also a fiscal conservative who believed in the importance of countries contributing their fair share to their own defense. He might agree to some extent with the idea of not defending countries that spend less than 2% of their GDP on military defense, but would likely not see it as a deal-breaker for NATO involvement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

Goldwater was a staunch anti-communist and believed in the importance of NATO as a bulwark against the Soviet Union. He would likely disagree with the idea of not defending NATO allies, even if they maintained low defense budgets. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and we should withdraw from NATO

Goldwater was a strong supporter of NATO and saw it as a critical component of the United States' strategy to contain the spread of communism. He would strongly disagree with the idea of withdrawing from NATO. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.