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The Republican Party was slated to control 69 of 99 state legislative chambers in 2017 (the most it had held in history) [150] and at least 33 governorships (the most it had held since 1922). [151] The party took total control of the government (legislative chambers and governorships) in 25 states following the 2016 elections; [ 152 ] this was ...
The Republican Party controlled 69 of 99 state legislative chambers in 2017, the most it had held in history. [155] The Party also held 33 governorships, [156] the most it had held since 1922. [157] The party had total control of government in 25 states; [158] [159] it had not held total control of this many states since 1952. [160]
There have been 19 Republican presidents, the first being Abraham Lincoln, serving from 1861 to 1865, and the most recent being Donald Trump. See: List of presidents of the United States. This is a list of the official state and territorial party organizations of the Republican Party.
The U.S. Constitution spells it out clearly in Article II, Section 3: The president “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their ...
In American politics, the response to the State of the Union address is a rebuttal speech, often brief, delivered by a representative (or representatives) of an opposition party following a presidential State of the Union address. When the president is a Democrat, the rebuttal is typically given by a Republican, and vice versa.
The National Union Party, commonly the Union Party or Unionists, was a wartime coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and border state Unconditional Unionists that supported the Lincoln Administration during the American Civil War.
The 1864 National Union National Convention was the United States presidential nominating convention of the National Union Party, which was a name adopted by the main faction of the Republican Party in a coalition with many, if not most, War Democrats after some Republicans and War Democrats nominated John C. Frémont over Lincoln.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A transcript of the Republican response to the State of the Union address, as delivered by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., on March 7, 2024: Good evening, America.