The United States Republican Party , also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party ) is one of the two biggest political parties in the United States . Since the mid-1850s, the party's main opponent has been the Democratic Party . Both political parties have controlled American politics ever since.
Republicans are sometimes called the right or conservatives . Ideologically, it favors fiscal and social conservatism.[15] It opposes abortion ,[16] euthanasia , labor unions , affirmative action ,[17] marijuana legalisation , and a high minimum wage .[18] It advocates for low taxes ,[19] limited government ,[20] gun rights ,[21] free markets , and free trade .[22] It did, however, hold protectionist opinions during its early days,[23] for example during Theodore Roosevelt ’s presidency. It also held anti-free trade opinions during Donald Trump ’s presidency.[24]
The symbol of the Republican party is the elephant . This symbol was first used in 1874 in a political cartoon by Thomas Nast .[25]
The Republican National Committee , or the RNC, is the main organization for the Republican Party in all 50 states . The Republican Party is not the same political party as the Democratic-Republican Party . A state where most voters vote for Republican politicians is called a red state .
↑ The Origin of the Republican Party Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine by A. F. Gilman, Ripon College, WI, 1914.
↑ Sonmez, Felicia (November 23, 2021). "Republican National Committee dismisses call for Ronna McDaniel to resign as chairwoman over outreach to LGBTQ voters" . The Washington Post . Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022 .
↑ Winger, Richard (December 29, 2023). "December 2023 Ballot Access News Print Edition" . Ballot Access News . Archived from the original on December 28, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 Smith, Robert C. (2021). "Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and the Future of the Republican Party and Conservatism in America" . American Political Thought . 10 (2): 283–289. doi :10.1086/713662 . S2CID 233401184 . Retrieved September 21, 2022 .
↑ Becker, Bernie (July 18, 2016). "Social conservatives win on GOP platform" . Politico . Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
↑ "Republican Party" . History . February 2021. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2023 .
↑ Grumbach, Jacob M.; Hacker, Jacob S.; Pierson, Paul (2021), Hertel-Fernandez, Alexander; Hacker, Jacob S.; Thelen, Kathleen; Pierson, Paul (eds.), "The Political Economies of Red States" , The American Political Economy: Politics, Markets, and Power , Cambridge University Press, pp. 209–244, ISBN 978-1316516362 , archived from the original on November 23, 2021, retrieved November 10, 2021
↑ Davis, Susan (August 23, 2019). "Meltdown On Main Street: Inside The Breakdown Of The GOP's Moderate Wing" . NPR . Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2022 .
↑ Haberman, Clyde (October 28, 2018). "Religion and Right-Wing Politics: How Evangelicals Reshaped Elections" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021 .
↑ Cohn, Nate (May 5, 2015). "Mike Huckabee and the Continuing Influence of Evangelicals" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 6, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2021 .
↑ 11.0 11.1 Miller, William J. (2013). The 2012 Nomination and the Future of the Republican Party . Lexington Books. p. 39.
↑ Cassidy, John (February 29, 2016). "Donald Trump is Transforming the G.O.P. Into a Populist, Nativist Party" . The New Yorker . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016 .
↑ Gould, J.J. (July 2, 2016). "Why Is Populism Winning on the American Right?" . The Atlantic . Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017 .
↑ "Members" . IDU. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015.
↑ Smith, Robert C. (2021). "Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and the Future of the Republican Party and Conservatism in America" . American Political Thought . 10 (2): 283–289. doi :10.1086/713662 . S2CID 233401184 .
↑ "Yahoo is part of the Yahoo family of brands" . consent.yahoo.com . Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
↑ Staff, Media Matters (10 June 2020). "Ben Shapiro: "The only aspects of American life that are legally racist are legally racist on behalf of minority groups" " . Media Matters for America . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay; Smialek, Jeanna (2019-07-18). "House Passes Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $15, a Victory for Liberals" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
↑ Appelbaum, Binyamin (2017-12-02). "Debt Concerns, Once a Core Republican Tenet, Take a Back Seat to Tax Cuts" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
↑ Jacobs, Nicholas F.; King, Desmond; Milkis, Sidney M. (June 2019). "Building a Conservative State: Partisan Polarization and the Redeployment of Administrative Power" . Perspectives on Politics . 17 (2): 453–469. doi :10.1017/S1537592718003511 . ISSN 1537-5927 . S2CID 181764492 .
↑ Mitchell, Travis (2017-06-22). "1. The demographics of gun ownership" . Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
↑ Baldwin, Robert E. (2000). Congressional trade votes : from NAFTA approval to fast-track defeat . Georgetown University Law Library. Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics. ISBN 978-0-88132-267-5 .
↑ Frankel, Jeffrey. "The Republicans have a long history of protectionism" . MarketWatch . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
↑ "Is the GOP Still the Party of Free Trade?" . www.reaganfoundation.org . Retrieved 2023-01-30 .
↑ Cartoon of the Day: "The Third-Term Panic" . Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
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