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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Has any recent Republican legislation been blocked solely by the filibuster?
The primary argument against reforming or abolishing the Filibuster seems to be that if (realistically, when) Republicans take control of the government again, there would be nothing keeping them from ...
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Why is Republican targeted messaging around socialism effective among immigrants from socialist or formerly socialist countries?
A major component of Republican political messaging in the last few election cycles has been trying to tie their opponents to socialism or communism, with their target audience particularly being ...
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Do more voting rights really make it harder for Republicans to win?
Also, if there is truth behind Republican support to make voting more restrictive for people in general, how long ago might this party have started advocating legislation with more restrictions?
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Why does Donald Trump wield influence over Republican Congressmen & Senators?
Given that Donald Trump lost the recent Presidential election, why is it that congressmen continue to visit Mar-A-Lago? In what way is Donald Trump a power broker? What is it that congressmen seek ...
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Have Republican voters indicated that the party's behaviour after the 2020 election will change their voting intentions?
I've seen quite of lot of reporting about the number of republicans who agree with Trump that the election was rigged or stolen.
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Why do Democrats and Republicans ignore public opinion polls on major issues? [closed]
When polled, the majority of Americans consistently believe in (1) a national health care plan; (2) increased taxes, not fewer taxes, on the wealthy; (3) and more, not less, environmental regulation, ...
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Could the Republican Party refuse to allow Donald Trump to run in the US Presidential Election 2024?
There are many rumors saying that Donald Trump would like to rerun for president in 2024. Many Republicans argue that Donald Trump has destroyed the image of the GOP and after republicans blamed ...
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What events can occur in the electoral votes count that would overturn election results?
What series of events would specifically need to occur on January 6 (when Congress counts the 2020 electoral votes) so that the election is overturned? I know there's a remote possibility something ...
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Is the Republican Party on the decline due to the voting patterns of young voters? [closed]
I've seen a lot of questions lately asking if the Republican Party is on the decline. Most people who ask this question focus on the fact that White Anglos are expected to become a minority in a few ...
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What are the most important reasons that large urban centers in the U.S. tend to lean towards democrats?
There are many candidate explanations for this: the relatively less important role of religion, the relatively higher level of education, the fact that living in crowded areas leads people to ...
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Do any Republicans support $2000 stimulus checks?
President Donald Trump today called on Congress to increase the direct checks in the stimulus bill from $600 to $2000.
It appears that the House will attempt to bring the measure onto the floor. Do ...
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Did Susan Collins explain why she voted against Amy Coney Barrett's nomination?
Susan Collins of Maine was the only Republican who voted against Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. Has she explained why she did so?
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Why is Georgia turning blue rapidly?
Georgia seems red from the beginning of the 21st century. In this time voted presidents from republican party. Both the senators are from republican party. Even in the last election when there was ...
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Is an expansion of the US Supreme Court really possible?
With the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, the idea of expanding the US Supreme Court has caught fire among some Democrats. With a 6-3 conservative majority on the court, prominent progressive ...
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Why didn't the Republican party confirm Judge Barrett into the Supreme Court after the election?
The confirmation of Judge Barrett is quite controversial to say the least and puts as many as 7 Republican Senators at risk of losing their re-election campaign. So why not do a bait-and-switch?
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