Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Republican Party has generally associated with socially conservative policies, although it does have dissenting centrist and libertarian factions. Social conservatives advocate for laws that uphold traditional family values, often rooted in Christianity.
The term "Grand Old Party" is a traditional nickname for the Republican Party, and the abbreviation "GOP" is a commonly used designation. The term originated in 1875 in the Congressional Record, referring to the party associated with the successful military defense of the Union as "this gallant old party".
MAGA Republicans are generally more isolationist, skeptical of international organizations like the United Nations, and less interested in promoting American values overseas. Traditional ...
The Founding Fathers were strong advocates of republican values, especially Thomas Jefferson, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. [69] However, in 1854, social movements started to harness values of abolitionism and free labour. [70]
The Republican Party was formed by antislavery forces across the North in reaction to the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 that promoted democracy (or "popular sovereignty") by saying new settlers could decide themselves whether or not to have slavery. The party officially designated itself "Republican" because the name resonated with the struggle ...
Now there is no national Republican Party policy platform outside of Trump’s personal preferences. Examples of this abound – from abortion and immigration policies to Trump’s wreckage of ...
Defections stand to reshape the party and could imperil former president’s White House bid. Traditional Republicans Feel Unwelcome in Trump’s GOP Skip to main content
The Tea Party Patriots is officially neutral on social conservatism. [75] While social conservatism tends to emphasize community, faith and family as core values, the Tea Party Patriots identifies its core values as "Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government, Free Markets". [76] Some branches are opposed to social conservatism ...