Eisenhower Republican--what is it

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5. Snopes has a good discussion of it

Based on a meme of the Republican Party platform in 1956.
Snopes elaborates and clarifies the points in the meme.

But long story short, after the massive Democratic majorities under fdr and the success of "new deal" plans like social security and families rebuilding their lives after wwii, no one opposed the idea of a social safety net, workers' unions, or helping people's lives get better.