Republican Party moves toward adopting platform that takes firm stand against gay unions
America’s Republican Party has become the party of Trump. It’s unapologetically far-right, evangelical, anti-immigrant, and openly contemptuous of Democratic calls for “diversity.” Like the Democratic Party, it’s militaristic, pro-business, and pro-war, but is even more in favor of blank...
“Chavez-DeRemer’s record suggests she understands the value of policies that strengthen workers’ rights and economic security,” said Rebecca Dixon, president and CEO of National Employment Law Project, which is backed my many of the country’s major labo...
“These days, college-educated, professional women are more likely to be Democrats than Republicans, and the Democratic Party contains female-dominated interest groups such as feminist organizations and teachers unions that help supply it with politicians and party officials.” So the GOP starts off ...
Hold on a second. In case you missed the fine print, Hunstman, the governor of perhaps the most socially conservative state in the country, has just come outin favorof civil unions? And is being accused by his rivals of seeking to score political gain by doing so?
Founded in 1856,the Republican National Committee (RNC) is a US political committee that leads theRepublican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. The current Chairperson ...
The role that political parties have played in developing particular visions of national and trans-national belonging in various post-colonial contexts is also important to note here. I am thinking here not only of trade-unions and local party branches, but also of the educational colleges, clubs...
Because of the Republican Party’s association with business interests, by the early 20th century it was increasingly seen as the party of the upper-class elite. With the rise of the Progressive movement, which sought to improve life for working-class Americans and encourage Protestant values such...
This isn’t the Republican Party I remember when I was growing up. Instead of personal autonomy and free trade,today’s GOP solemnly swears to eliminate a series of racially and sexually motivated phantasms that are like shadows under a child’s bed. I suppose it’s easier to get rid of...
“We must not only be a unified party, we must also expand our party,” Haley said. “We are so much better when we are bigger. We are stronger when we welcome people into our party, when we have different backgrounds and experiences.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who ran to Trump’...