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-as of [5 FEBRUARY 2024]–
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*commonly referred to as the ‘GOP’*
(abbreviation for grand old party)
(since when?)
(how old was it when it started calling itself ‘old’?)
(and ‘grand’?)
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-the republican party, is 1 of the 2 major contemporary political parties in the ‘united states’, the other being its historic rival, the ‘democratic party’-
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(founded by ‘anti-slavery activists’, ‘modernists’, ‘ex-whigs’, and ex-‘free soilers’ in ‘1854’, the ‘republicans’ dominated politics nationally and in the majority of ‘northern states’ for most of the period between ‘1860’ – ‘1932’)
(there have been 18 Republican presidents, the first being ‘Abraham Lincoln’, who served from 1861 to 1865, when he was assassinated, and the most recent being George W. Bush, who served from ‘2001’ to ‘2009’)
(the latest Republican presidential nominee is former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who lost in 2012 to incumbent Democrat Barack Obama)
(the party is named after republicanism, the dominant value during the American Revolution.
Its current ideology is American conservatism.
That contrasts with the Democrats’ modern liberalism.
The Republican Party’s platform involves support for free market capitalism, free enterprise, business, a strong national defense, deregulation, restrictions on labor unions, social-conservative policies (particularly opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage), and traditional values, usually with a Judeo-Christian foundation.
Once dominant in the North-East and the Midwest, the party’s core support comes from the South and the Mountain West, as well as conservative evangelicals and conservative Catholics across the country.
(in the 114th United States Congress, Republicans have their largest majority in the House of Representatives since the 1928 election and a majority of seats in the ‘Senate’)
(the party also holds a majority of governorships and state legislatures)
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(specifically, 68 (of 98) ‘partisan state legislative chambers’ have ‘republican majorities’)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*“AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥