Questions tagged [republican-party]
The Republican Party (sometimes called Grand Old Party, or GOP) is a major political party of the United States. Use with the [united-states] tag.
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Why have the Democratic Party and Republican Party switched positions on civil rights since the Civil War?
Before the Civil War, the Republicans advocated for the abolition of slavery, while the Democrats pushed against abolition. Even after the Civil War, the Republicans continued to push for black rights....
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Why don't many of the Republicans in the House and Senate believe in climate change?
In their foundations, they support the laissez faire (economics) but they don't accept the green economy. Are there any logical reasons of why most Republicans (not all) refuse to acknowledge climate ...
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Are there any atheist politicians in the Republican Party (GOP)?
I haven't seen any non-religious Republicans. Is it a present qualification for politicians running on the GOP ticket to be religious?
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Was Ted Cruz the only 2016 Republican candidate who's completely against government subsidies for private companies?
After doing some preliminary research on the 2016 Republican field about their positions on subsidies I'm left with the conclusion that Ted Cruz is the only reliably anti-subsidy candidate. Even Rand ...
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How is it that Ted Cruz can run for the U.S. presidency seeing as he was born in Calgary?
Is renouncing his Canadian citizenship the only step he needed to take in order to be a viable candidate for the U.S. presidency?
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What is the Republican motivation for supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
I don't understand why Republican moderates like Boehner and Paul Ryan are pushing so hard for the Trans-Pacific Partnership. What is it they are trying to achieve? I have looked for statements by ...
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Why is there a disparity between support for NSA surveillance among GOP Congressmen vs. the RNC?
As I discuss in my question here, in January 2014 the Republican National Committee unanimously passed "Resolution to Renounce the National Security Agency's Surveillance Program", referring to the ...
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Why do republicans oppose S.2569, the Bring Jobs Back Act?
The Bring Jobs Home Act (S. 2569 ) is a bill that would amend the Internal Revenue Code to grant business taxpayers a tax credit for up to 20% of insourcing expenses incurred for eliminating a ...
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Is it true that Republicans have an unfair geographical advantage in elections for the House of Representatives?
I'm not from the U.S. but someone told me that the Republican Party had an unfair advantage in elections for the House of Representatives. This advantage would be geographic.
The voters who usually ...
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How often does Senator McCain vote against his own party?
Senator McCain was Republican candidate for presidency in 2008, so perhaps plenty of Republicans (at least in states with closed primaries) felt that he represented their views.
Is there any actual ...
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In the US, why do libertarians tend to side with the Republican party rather than the Democratic party?
A generic way to define a libertarian in the US could be 'fiscally conservative, socially liberal'.
Given that the two major parties (Republican and Democratic) tend to (again, speaking generically) ...
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Does the US republican party have a demographics problem? [closed]
I've read in various articles that, among voters for the U.S. Republican Party, middle-aged white men are (strongly) over-represented, whereas among voters for the U.S. Democratic Party, voters from ...
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How is a political party radicalised, and what are the effects?
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the British Labour Party was seen by many as having retreated from the centre ground of British politics into an obsession with left-wing ideological purity. In 1981,...
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Why are Republicans opposed to alternative energy?
(DISCLAIMER: I am asking this in the most non-partisan way possible. Please no arguments or mudslinging!)
What are the Republican party's premises for opposing alternative energy in place of fossil ...
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What are the differences between the Tea Party and the Republican Party?
To Republicans, the Tea Party movement is considered a separate organization espousing some Republican ideals. What are the particular idiosyncrasies that differentiate between the Republicans and the ...
