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.
180
questions
3
votes
2
answers
340
views
Why, if at all, do municipal governments in the US not seek to spread out immigration?
Recently, the Republican governors of many states in the USA have been pursuing a strategy of sending immigrants to specific cities with Democratic governments. While the reception has been mostly ...
- 16k
1
vote
1
answer
196
views
Which 2024 Republican candidates oppose a 6-week state-level abortion ban?
Former President Donald Trump said this on Meet the Press today:
I mean, DeSanctus was willing to sign a 5 week and 6 week ban…. I think what he did was a terrible thing and a terrible mistake.
...
- 9,093
6
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Do any 2024 Republican Presidential candidates oppose a pathway to legalization of illegal immigrants?
During the 2016 US Presidential campaign, Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz said this:
My position is very simple. I oppose amnesty. I oppose citizenship. I oppose legalization … Today, ...
- 9,093
21
votes
10
answers
5k
views
What divisive issues are least correlated with political alignment (e.g. whether you're on the left/right)?
Inspired by this reddit post that shows that ones opinion on AI-generated art/text is basically independent of whether one is a Democrat, Independent, or Republican.
My question is: what big issues ...
- 1,208
7
votes
2
answers
3k
views
What if no Republican candidate gets a majority of delegates for president?
I saw on Wikipedia when I was looking at the 2024 Republican Party primaries that one of the rules is to receive an outright majority of the votes cast by delegates at the national convention.
What ...
- 12.3k
7
votes
7
answers
6k
views
Why are American liberals more prone to in-fighting than conservatives? [closed]
In America at least, there tends to be far less unity within liberal factions when compared to conservative ones. One just has to point to the last few presidential elections.
2008:
There was a ...
- 333
5
votes
2
answers
204
views
Origin of "longtime House Republican principle that states no bill should pass without a 'majority of the majority' on board"?
Politico's March 22, 2023 McCarthy’s newest challenge: Keeping the House GOP peace on war power includes the following:
Should a standalone war powers repeal bill come up, only a handful of ...
- 17k
0
votes
3
answers
345
views
How do these contradictory claims about the US national debt square against each other?
(Not sure if this should be on the Economics SE or Skeptics SE)
The first source is this, from which there is an image:
This clearly implies that the US federal budget decreased under Obama, Carter, ...
- 36.1k
1
vote
1
answer
497
views
Why is Ocean County the most Republican county in New Jersey despite being a tourist destination and fairly densely populated?
In central/southern New Jersey, Ocean County is the most Republican county in the state of New Jersey. It is really interesting to me as someone who lives in New Jersey to see that Ocean County is the ...
- 12.3k
10
votes
5
answers
694
views
Do Republicans have specific objections about Hunter Biden and if so what are they?
Without being able to provide direct evidence, I recall here and there often seeing Republicans lambast Hunter Biden, son of Pres. Joe Biden.
The impression was a sense of scandal and social disgrace ...
- 2,731
4
votes
1
answer
199
views
Has there been any examination of the recent upswing in latino support for Republicans in regards to age?
It's well known that older voters tend to be conservative. It's also known that hispanic immigration to the US really took off in the 1960's, meaning the first big waves of children born to hispanic ...
- 7,657
9
votes
3
answers
566
views
Since 2020, do American Libertarian voters still prefer Republicans as their second choice?
It's accepted in conventional wisdom that Libertarians, if forced to choose between the two major US parties, tend to vote for the Republicans as their second choice. However, the Republican party in ...
- 941
5
votes
3
answers
715
views
Why are there only the Democratic party and the Republican party currently in the US?
I was looking at the history of the political parties, and I found out that John Adams was a member of the Federalist party, while his son John Quincy Adams was a member of Thomas Jefferson's ...
- 184
15
votes
7
answers
5k
views
Why the Democratic exuberance and Republican dejection about the 2022 US midterm elections?
I don't know much about politics, but I'm very curious about the reaction to the midterm elections. Although, as of right now, the Republicans are still leading or tied for both the House and Senate, ...
16
votes
4
answers
7k
views
Does Donald Trump have any official standing in the Republican Party right now (Nov 2022)?
Mid-November 2022, post mid-term elections. Various media outlets are reporting that Trump is furious with the lack of a Republican “red wave” sweeping the nation
I know American and UK/European ...
- 663