David Lewis : In 1968 , Charles Percy was a rising GOP star who fought urban poverty , Nixon . The New Right toppled Percy and other liberal ##s , he writes . Yet perhaps Perry would still be wise to pay attention to the Ghost of Republican Past . Wolraich : Percy 's career shows how a diverse GOP became lock - down in ideology .
David Lewis : In 1968 , Charles Percy was a rising GOP star who fought urban poverty , Nixon . The New Right toppled Percy and other liberal ##s , he writes . Wolraich : Percy 's career shows how a diverse GOP became lock - down in ideology .