A little over two years ago, the Republican Party surprised me by electing its first African-American chairman. I would have never thought that it would happen and many had their own ideas why. Whatever the reason, that was now the case and history was made. Not being of this party, I can not speak directly to the affect he had on this party but what I can say is how much of his election made me begin to see both parties moving forward and America finally beginning to turn the page on race relations
for anyone (including the wealthy) and that wages should be set by the free market. Stand on Military issues: Increased spending Stand on gay marriage: Oppose (some Republicans disagree) Stand on abortion: Should not be legal; oppose Roe v. Wade (some Republicans disagree) Stand on Death penalty: A large majority of Republicans support the death penalty. Social and human ideas: Based on individual rights and justice Traditionally strong in states: Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas Symbol: Elephant
The Republican Party commonly referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party) is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The other one being the Democratic Party, founded by anti-slavery activists in 1854. The GOP dominated politics nationally and in most of the North for most of the period from 1860 to 1932. There has been 18 Republican presidents. The first being Abraham Lincoln, who served from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, and the most recent being
First Impression: My first impression is that Republicans spent much more money on their websites than Democrats. Design: The design of Republicans website is clean (meaning, it does not contain any unnecessary information) and well organized. The navigation bar is easy to navigate; it highlights the most important topics that the party attempts to emphasize for the website visitors. For instance, there are categories on the website saying “2016 Candidates,” “Hillary Clinton,” “Our Latino Leaders
following the civil war, the Republican party was facing many challenges and also faced opposition from the Democrats. While working on "reconstructing" the South, the party also had its collective eyes set on the new frontier that was the wild west. At this time the transcontinental railroad was being constructed, and this would allow for prospective economic prosperity; a railroad executive called the west "... purely a railroad enterprise...." The Republican party had goals of turning this land
midterm elections saw the Republican Party gain a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time since 1954. The 54-seat swing in the House ushered in an era of divided government that persisted for the remainder of the 1990s. The day after the election, conventional Democrat Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama improved parties, appropriate a Republican. The Democrats only chosen up 4 seats in the House, all of which were open seats. No Republican incumbents were defeated
The GOP and Republican Party establishment elites are no longer on the side of the true American. The true America is what our founding fathers had risked and gave up so much to establish with the Declaration of Independence and the signing of The Constitution. Unfortunately in this election cycle, the establishment has made it very clear that they are more concerned with their political party elitist ideals than being a representative of the American voter. Each political party has a duty to its
The Republican Party The Republican party is one of the two major POLITICAL PARTIES in the United States, the other being the DEMOCRATIC PARTY party. It is popularly known as the GOP, from its earlier nickname Grand Old Party. From the time it ran its first PRESIDENTIAL candidate, John C. Fremont, in 1856, until the inauguration of Republican George BUSH in 1989, Republican presidents occupied the WHITE HOUSE for 80 years. Traditionally, Republican strength came primarily from New England
Though the Republican Party was founded on pro-minority ideals and continued to have the support of minorities its reputation quickly began to change. Wagner (2007) states that during the early late 1800s and the early 1900s, Republican support weakened among the working class. In addition, many Americans, including a sizable number of Republicans, believed that American society had lost its moral fiber. As a result of these factors, many Republicans became affiliated with the Progressive Movement
The Republican Party formed as an anti-slavery political party as a response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854. American males that were ex-Whigs and ex-Free Soilers became the principal creators of the Republican Party, and this was evident in their slogan. The slogan was “Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men”. The Republican Party slogan directly reflected the conviction of many Republicans in a simple manner in order to gain popularity, yet this consensual Republican conviction was actually free white