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Themis Klarides is plainspoken, socially moderate, fiscally conservative and has the requisite experience and broad appeal to defeat Democratic incumbent Richard Blumenthal in November. But first, she must secure her partys nomination. Her main opponent in the race is Leora Levy.

Ms Levy, a longtime Republican contributor, is the embodiment of a one dimensional candidate. She relies exclusively on repeating national talking points, while offering few if any original policy proposals and her depth of understanding on important issues appears shallow at best. Locally, Ms Levy all but ignored her local municipal candidates last November and has a history of showing little or no interest in support for local candidates.

On the campaign trail, Ms Levy often refers to herself as a crusader for freedom and liberty. Her campaign rhetoric resembles a throwback to the McCarthy era of the 1950s. In her skewed worldview, Democrats are Communists and Republicans who disagree with her are RINOs, or at best, Leftist Democrats. She has publicly referred to Ms Klarides as the next Liz Cheney and as un-American. One thing she is correct about, is that like Liz Cheney, Themis Klarides has experience, integrity, stands up for what is right and is a lifelong Republican.

Ms Levy has also, inexplicably embraced the local, far-right group Greenwich Patriots. This is the same group that compared the pandemic era in Connecticut to living in Nazi Germany, and has made references to the infamous Nazi Brown Shirts of that era. It is mind boggling that Ms Levy, who is Jewish, would actually allow herself to be associated with a fringe group like this.

Ms Klarides has been consistent with regard to her positions on key issues. She has always advocated for fiscally responsible positions, and has been a longtime supporter of womens reproductive rights. Ms Klarides is an advocate for effective gun control measures in CT, while also being a longtime registered gun owner, herself. In sharp contrast, Ms Levys positions have changed radically from pro-choice to aggressively pro-life and virulently anti-Trump to all-in pro-Trump.

In 2016, she famously wrote in a Greenwich Time Op-Ed that then candidate Donald Trump has turned the Republican primary process into a circus for his own purposes and his own aggrandizement. He is vulgar, ill-mannered and disparages those whom he cannot intimidate. His modus operandi is to try to intimidate people then call them names and calumniate about them and then if those tactics do not work, to sue them. That is how he has run his businesses and that is how he is running his campaign.Shockingly, once President Trump nominated her to be Ambassador to Chile (a position the Senate never confirmed her for), Ms Levy changed into a MAGA hat wearing election denier, and defended him at every turn.

But this past Monday, Ms Levy pulled perhaps the most despicable move of the early campaign season. Approximately half an hour after Ms Klarides publicly announced the passing of her ninety year old mother, the Levy campaign released blistering attack ads on Ms Klarides, referring to her as a Democrat in disguise and proclaiming Ms Levy as the only principled conservative in the race. This is beyond the pale and represents reprehensible behavior by a vacuous candidate.

Is this the kind of candidate Connecticut Republicans want representing them in a general election for a seat in the United States Senate?

I am a lifelong Republican, and one who enjoyed a successful term as Chairman of the Greenwich Republican Party. I have great respect for the common sense of Connecticut Republicans, and I urge them to support Themis Klarides in the upcoming August 9th Republican Primary. The alternative is a candidate who now worships at the altar of Donald Trump and supports his universally discredited election theories. Themis is a straight shooter who will stand for what is decent, honest and right. And she is the only candidate who can be trusted to provide pragmatic, moderate and principled Republican leadership that can deliver a Republican victory in November.

Dan QuigleyGreenwich, CT

Quigley is the former RTC Chairman of Greenwich

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Republicans have every reason to be optimistic that their party will win control of the House and likely the Senate in the November midterm elections.

The Democratic Party is defending razor-thin majorities in Congress at a time when Americansbroadly disapproveof President Biden and aredeeply pessimisticabout the way things are going in the country, especially with the economy.

Indeed, nearly three-quarters of Americans (72 percent) say that the country is on the wrong track, and a majority (51 percent) describe the economy as being in poor shape. There is also a widespread belief that inflation is a very serious problem (64 percent) and that Biden bears at least some responsibility for it (73 percent).

Given how unfavorable the current national political environment is for Democrats on top of the fact that the presidents party almost alwayslosesHouse seats in midterm elections criticizing the Biden administration for inflation and the rising cost of living could very well be a sufficient strategy for the G.O.P. to win control of Congress this year.

That being said, in order for a true red-wave election to take place in 2022 and to sustain itself through 2024 Republicans need to do more at the national, state and local levels than just attack Democrats and oppose their agenda.

Rather, the GOP must develop a positive and constructive agenda that offers centrist solutions to the key issues facing the country in order to show the American people that the partys priorities are in line with their own.

When Republicans took control of the House in 1994, they had theirContract with America, which comprised tax cuts and tax relief for middle-class families, measures to reduce crime, term limits and a balanced budget.

In 2022, the GOP needs an American Revitalization Plan that prioritizes fiscal prudence, lowering taxes, improving public safety, strengthening immigration laws, promoting individual liberties and allowing parents to have more choice over their childs education.

It is also critical that the new Republican agenda is forward-looking, and not focused on relitigating Donald Trumps past grievances about the 2020 election.

Continuing to dwell on the 2020 election is counterproductive to the G.O.P.s short- and long-term political goals, as it alienates swing voters and Independents who largely accept Joe Bidens victory as legitimate, believe Jan. 6 was an attempted insurrection and are concerned about addressing the challenges of today, not fighting about alleged voter fraud in the last election.

In order to reach these voters in the middle, Republicans should promote an economic plan that provides tax incentives for job creation, prioritizes deficit reduction, eases inflation and limits government spending to fiscally prudent programs that have broad public support, such as Medicare and Medicaid.

Loosening overly burdensome regulations on Americas energy sector would also be immensely beneficial in terms of helping the U.S. achieve energy independence which the public increasingly recognizes as an important goal, given the current crisis with gas prices.

Furthermore, instead of criticizing Democrats for surging crime and the migrant crisis at the Southern border, Republicans should propose actual solutions such as increasing funding to bolster and better train law enforcement officers both police officers in localities, and patrol agents at the southern border.

To that end, the GOP can lead the way by proposing a long-overdue immigration compromise that strengthens our physical border security and also provides a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants brought here illegally as children.

National Republicans should also take a page from Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkins 2021 playbook by promoting individual liberties generally, and specifically empowering parents through enhanced school choice opportunities and promoting greater parental involvement in curricula. This strategy helped Youngkin connect with moderate suburban voters, which is the precise coalition that the G.O.P. should be targeting in 2022.

Perhaps most importantly, on hot-button social issues namely, abortion and guns the G.O.P. needs to establish a more moderate party line in order to distance itself from the partys extreme fringes.

Put another way, the Republican Partys positions on these issues must reflect the reality that Americans broadly support abortion as a legal right with limitations, and widely favor common-sense restrictions on gun ownership that still allow law-abiding citizens to own guns.

Towing the centrist line on abortion and guns can be enormously beneficial to the Republican Party. By assuming a more open stance on abortion legality, Republicans can better sell their party as one that protects individual liberties; similarly, by moving to the middle on guns, the GOP can position and promote themselves as the law and order party.

However, if Republicans fail to moderate their positions, the party leaves itself vulnerable to attacks from Democrats for being extreme and out of touch.

Ultimately, Republicans merely opposing Democrats at every turn is not enough to produce a red-wave election in 2022 and will certainly not be enough to carry a pro-Republican trend through to 2024.

In order for the G.O.P. to secure a red wave in 2022 and improve their chances of retaking the White House in 2024, the party needs to coalesce around a moderate agenda that offers real solutions, avoids relitigating past grievances, and rejects the partys extreme fringes.

Douglas E. Schoen is a political consultant who served as an adviser to former President Clinton and to the 2020 presidential campaign of Michael Bloomberg. He is the author of The End of Democracy? Russia and China on the Rise and America in Retreat.

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- Lawmakers in Indiana will begin a special legislative session Monday to discuss the future of abortion in the Hoosier state. Republicans are proposing a near-total on the procedure, but activists say they won't let it pass without a fight.

Crowds turned out Sunday in Highland, Indiana, to a pro-abortion rally, holding signs and chanting "keep your laws off my body."

Indiana's senate takes up the bill Monday. If approved, it moves to the house where it could become law by fall.

Banning abortions at the time of implantation is defined in Indiana as when the fetus is implanted in the uterus.Members of the Republican-controlled Indiana Senate rolled out a bill that will dramatically tighten that state's abortion laws.

However, there are exceptions, including if the life of the mother is at risk.

"It doesn't sit right with me that millions of reproductive rights were taken away. It's un-American. It's unpatriotic. To be quite frank, it's disgusting. I've been born and raised around a lot of powerful women in my life and I don't think I can stand idly by while rights are taken away," said student Noah Thomas.

Planned Parenthood said before the end of the year it is expecting 30,000 women to come to Illinois for abortions, which would be an 80% jump from a typical year in Illinois.

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Mary Miller has already quoted Adolf Hitler on Jan. 5th, had her husband attend the Capitol Attack on the 6th, and recently thanked Donald Trump for doing his part to get Roe v. Wade overturned because of what a win it was for "white life". That's more red flags than you'll find at a Chinese embassy.

Welcome to what is the 1122nd original profile here at Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day, where well be profiling Mary Miller, the sitting U.S. House Representative for Illinois 15th Congressional District, first elected to office in the 2020 elections, and who is the wife of a fella weve already profiled, Chris Miller. We will say right now, though, that while her husband was up to his eyeballs in sedition on January 6th, Congresswoman Miller isnt exactly just getting guilt by association, shes making statements and doing questionable things all on her own that make it clear the both of them have made it clear they dont really take that oath they swear to the Constitution very seriously.

After winning office to replace the climate change denying monolith, John Shimkus, Mary Millers first days in Washington saw her focused solely on spreading Donald Trumps Big Lie of election fraud, and she claimed the 2020 election was tainted, saying her first priority in DC was to challenge the election results (even though she won office in them). She was quickly gaining favor among Trump loyalists that she managed to snag herself a speaking slot at the pre-coup attempt rally hosted by Moms of America on January 5th, 2021, where she talked about what Hitler got right, and then quoted the f***ing head of the Third Reich in the middle of our nations capitol. And theres video of her saying it:

Each generation has the responsibility to teach and train the next generation. You know, if we win a few elections, were still going to be losing unless we win the hearts and minds of our children. This is the battle. Hitler was right on one thing: he said, Whoever has the youth has the future.

She gave a half-hearted apology three days later, because she also had the embarrassment of her husband having hung out with domestic terrorists that stormed her new workplace to try and murder the Vice-President for not setting Donald Trump as Americas authoritarian dictator two days later. But, yknow, she was talking about how cool Hitler was, guys were jumping through the Capitol Buildings windows wearing Camp Auschwitz shirts, it seemed to be a whole theme of the coup.

Anyway, after several months of just being an awful legislator who kept her mouth shut to not praise Adolf f***ing Hitler unprompted again, Miller started to get a little cocky, and was trying to stir the pot of homophobic and transphobic bulls*** the GOP were cooking up going into the 2022 elections, claiming Democrats and teachers were indoctrinating Americas youth to be victims of abuse. At CPAC in February of 2022, Miller was trying to write an alternative history where God was taken out of our schools, when based on the separation of church and state, he shouldnt have been there in the first place.

So with all her fearmongering about recognizing more than two genders and not letting the Fundies start having church revivals in homeroom, it was not at all surprising that Mary Millers 2022 re-election campaign was employing a known child sex offender who tried to lure and underage boy on the internet.

Republican Hypocrisy? Doing something worse than what you accuse the other side of? THE HELL YOU SAY.

If we havent painted enough of a picture for you that this lady is the worst, she gleefully celebrated Roe v. Wade with Donald Trump at her side being overturned by putting the ruling in a very racial context. And yes, theres video again:

President Trump I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Her spokesman tried claiming she misspoke and meant to say right to life, but its hard to give someone who glowingly thinks of Hitler and is dead set on supporting a white nationalist like Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt here.

Because frankly, she legislates to reflect the things she blurts out:

After redistricting left some members of the Illinois Republican caucus having to play musical chairs for their house seats, Mary Miller was forced into a GOP Primary with veteran Republican Congressman Rodney Davis, which to our dismay, she actually advanced out of with 57% of the vote in spite of saying nice things about Hitler and hanging out with a pedophile, but Republicans flocked to her because Davis voted to create a January 6th commission, infuriating Donald Trump and netting Miller his endorsement. And OF COURSE GOP voters are still hung up on the blessing of the former guy. Her Democratic opponent in November is Paul Lange, who has twice run for the state legislature and failed to get elected, and was the only Democrat who filed to run in this race. Lange is virtually unknown to the public, and has almost no social media presence going into the general election. His strategy seems to be, Im the candidate who doesnt like sedition or Hitler, and we really do hope that someone from the DNCC helps him raise that profile a bit over the next few months.

Because in the spirit of F*** Nazis, we also believe, F*** anybody who speaks highly of them.

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Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, a former constitutional law professor, has made a habit of laying into his Republican colleagues for their moronic interpretations of American law.

Perhaps you remember: In March, he schooled former Trump White House staffers Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino with an explainer on why Donald Trump has no authority as a former president to claim executive privilege and bar them from testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee.

At this point, Republicans goading Raskin into a constitutional law debate is like poking a black belt in the chest while wearing a gi. They know what they're signing up for.

Of course, that hasnt deterred Republicans from testing their hands anyway. On Wednesday, Raskin dispensed with the tired GOP argument that gun restrictions are unlawful because the framers of the Constitution wanted Americans to be able to wage war against their government. He had to teach Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., a similar lesson in June. This time around, it was Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who set it off.

The clip of Raskin telling off Roy is quite gratifying and he even got an applause at the end.

Check out the clip below. And welcome, once more, to Raskin's Constitution 101. Class is in session.

Ja'han Jones is The ReidOut Blog writer. He's a futurist and multimedia producer focused on culture and politics. His previous projects include "Black Hair Defined" and the "Black Obituary Project."

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The Republican Party, often called the GOP (short for Grand Old Party) is one of two major political parties in the United States. Founded in 1854 as a coalition opposing the extension of slavery into Western territories, the Republican Party fought to protect the rights of African Americans after the Civil War. Todays GOP is generally socially conservative, and favors smaller government, less regulation, lower taxes and less federal intervention in the economy.

Though Americas Founding Fathers distrusted political parties, it wasnt long before divisions developed among them. Supporters of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, who favored a strong central government and a national financial system, became known as Federalists.

By contrast, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson favored a more limited government. His supporters called themselves Republicans, or Jeffersonian Republicans, but later became known as Democratic-Republicans.

The Federalist Party dissolved after the War of 1812, and by the 1830s the Democratic-Republicans had evolved into the Democratic Party (now the main rival to todays Republicans), which initially rallied around President Andrew Jackson.

Opponents of Jacksons policies formed their own party, the Whig Party, and by the 1840s Democrats and Whigs were the countrys two main political coalitions.

In the 1850s, the issue of slaveryand its extension into new territories and states joining the Unionripped apart these political coalitions. During this volatile period, new political parties briefly surfaced, including the Free Soil and the American (Know-Nothing) parties.

In 1854, opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which would permit slavery in new U.S. territories by popular referendum, drove an antislavery coalition of Whigs, Free-Soilers, Americans and disgruntled Democrats to found the new Republican Party, which held its first meeting in Ripon, Wisconsin that May. Two months later, a larger group met in Jackson, Michigan, to choose the partys first candidates for statewide office.

The Republican goal was not to abolish slavery in the South right away, but rather to prevent its westward expansion, which they feared would lead to the domination of slaveholding interests in national politics.

In the 1860 election, a split between Southern and Northern Democrats over slavery propelled the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln to victory, though he won only around 40 percent of the popular vote.

Even before Lincoln could be inaugurated, seven Southern states seceded from the Union, beginning the process that would lead to the Civil War.

Over the course of the Civil War, Lincoln and other Republicans began to see the abolition of slavery as a strategic move to help them win the war. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and by wars end, the Republican majority in Congress would spearhead the passage of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery.

Frustrated by the inaction of Lincolns Democratic successor, Andrew Johnson, as well as the treatment of freed blacks in former Confederate states during the Reconstruction era, Radical Republicans in Congress passed legislation protecting the rights of blacks, including civil rights and voting rights (for black men).

These Republican Reconstruction policies would solidify white Southerners loyalty to the Democratic Party for many decades to come.

During Reconstruction, Republicans would become increasingly associated with big business and financial interests in the more industrialized North. The federal government had expanded during the war (including passage of the first income tax) and Northern financiers and industrialists had greatly benefited from its increased spending.

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As white resistance to Reconstruction solidified, these interests, rather than those of blacks in the South, became the main Republican focus, and by the mid-1870s Democratic Southern state legislatures had wiped out most of Reconstructions changes.

Because of the Republican Partys 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 as temperance (which would lead to Prohibition in 1919), some Republicans championed progressive social, economic and labor reforms, including President Theodore Roosevelt, who split from the more conservative wing of the party after leaving office.

Republicans benefited from the prosperity of the 1920s, but after the stock market crash of 1929 ushered in the Great Depression, many Americans blamed them for the crisis and deplored their resistance to use direct government intervention to help people. This dissatisfaction allowed Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt to easily defeat the Republican incumbent, Herbert Hoover, in 1932.

The relief programs included in FDRs New Deal earned overwhelming popular approval, launching an era of Democratic dominance that would last for most of the next 60 years. Between 1932 and 1980, Republicans won only four presidential elections and had a Congressional majority for only four years.

Though the centrist Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was president from 1953 to 1961, actively supported equal rights for women and African Americans, a conservative resurgence led to Barry Goldwaters nomination as president in 1964, continued with Richard Nixons ill-fated presidency and reached its culmination with the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.

The South saw a major political sea change starting after World War II, as many white Southerners began migrating to the GOP due to their opposition to big government, expanded labor unions and Democratic support for civil rights, as well as conservative Christians opposition to abortion and other culture war issues.

Meanwhile, many black voters, who had remained loyal to the Republican Party since the Civil War, began voting Democratic after the Depression and the New Deal.

After running on a platform based on reducing the size of the federal government, Reagan increased military spending, spearheaded huge tax cuts and championed the free market with policies that became known as Reaganomics.

In foreign policy, the United States also emerged the victor in its long-running Cold War with the Soviet Union. But as the economy began to show signs of weakness, the growing national debt helped foster popular dissatisfaction with Reagans successor, George H.W. Bush.

The GOP recaptured the White House in 2000, with the highly contested victory of Bushs son, George W. Bush, over Democratic contender Al Gore. Though initially popular, particularly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration lost support thanks to growing opposition to the war in Iraq and the faltering economy during the Great Recession.

After Democrat Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected U.S. president in 2008, the rise of the populist Tea Party movement harnessed opposition to Obamas economic and social reform policies to help Republicans gain a large majority in Congress by 2014.

The 2016 election, in which Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, left Republicans in control of the White House, Senate, House of Representatives and a majority of state governorships. Democrats gained control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections and in September 2019, a formal impeachment inquiry was launched against President Trump for allegedly attempting to involve Ukraine in the 2020 presidential election.

President Trump was impeached on December 18, 2019 on two articlesabuse of power and obstruction of Congress.On February 5, 2020, the Senate votedto acquit Trump on both charges. Trump was again impeached on January 13, 2021, for his role in the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Trump became the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. Trump lost his re-election bid in the 2020 election and left office on January 20, 2021.

Political Parties in Congress, The Oxford Guide to the United States Government.Republican Party, Ohio History Central.Andrew Prokop, How Republicans went from the party of Lincoln to the party of Trump, in 13 maps, Vox (November 10, 2016).

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Ever wondered why do people use the terms left and right a lot during the election years? Well, they are not just giving directions by using those terms. These have some meaning to them.

When people try to dig up the meaning of those terms, they usually ask are republicans left or right. The same thing goes for the democrats as well. And we are here to answer all of those questions in this article.

Our team has enough political knowledge to understand these terms. Even after that, we did a lot of digging regarding the topic we have in hand.

And the things that we have learned through the research we have carried out will be in this article. So, get into a comfortable position and start reading!

Before we answer whether republicans are left or right, we would like to ensure that you have enough knowledge regarding the spectrum.

This spectrum is a political system that classifies political positions. It also states the ideologies and the nature of the parties.

However, what does the spectrum depend on? Well, it is based on the social hierarchy and social equality of the parties. Not many of the politician will agree with this system.

They will propose that instead of thinking of the system as two dimensional, think of it as one-dimensional. But that is not what we are after here.

Nonetheless, on this spectrum, the left and right-winged parties are considered to be opponents.

That means the left-winged parties will be against the right-winged parties. Both of them will stand in the election as separate parties and will receive votes accordingly.

So, where and when did this left-right political spectrum start? Well, it began in France. The terms originated there.

The left ones are called the the party of movement, while the right ones are referred to as the party of order. However, this viewpoint has nothing to do with the political system of the USA.

In the viewpoint of modern politics, the left means liberal view. In other words, the parties that are on the left will be supportive of progressive reforms. They will also seek more significant economic and social equality.

However, the far-left will often be used to describe some of these parties. Like you might have guessed, that term means that the parties are more extreme.

In other words, the parties will have a significant revolutionary viewpoint. An excellent example of that would be socialism and communism.

Additionally, the people or citizens who support the extreme viewpoint will be referred to as left-wing or left supporters.

The term right is entirely opposite to what the left means in both directions and in the political sense. But what does it actually mean from a political viewpoint? Well, it refers to the group or parties that are leaning towards conservative views.

This would dictate that the parties on the right are disposed to preserve the presently existing institutions and conditions.

Many would also argue that the right-winged parties want to restore the traditional viewpoint of politics and limit the overall changes that are occurring. Both are right!

Like the left, many people will also use the term the far right to describe a party. That would mean that extreme and major nationalistic viewpoints. And this includes oppressive ideologies and fascism.

On that note, the people and the parties that follow and support this ideology are right-wing.

The Republican Party in the USA is also known as the GOP, which stands for the Grand Old Party. This party is one of the two major parties that are contemporary at the moment. And the rival? Democrats.

This party came to the political scenario in the year 1854. The founders were the opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

During the early days, the party supported economic and social reform. They were the advocates of classical liberalism. And what they opposed the most? Slavery!

Abraham Lincoln was the first president that led the party. Under his leadership, the party could ban slavery across the entire USA in the year 1865. During the 3rd and 4th party system periods, the GOP was highly dominant.

In those times, the ideology of the party was to commit firmly to tariffs and protectionism. However, during the 20th century, the party leaned forward to support free trade.

Up until now, there have been 19 republican presidents. And as of early 2021, this party controls 23 state governments trifecta, 30 different state legislatures, and 27 state governorships.

On that note, 6 of the 9 justices sitting inside the US supreme court were nominated by the Republican presidents. So, you can guess how much influence they have on the whole law and the countrys judiciary system.

We have mentioned and will mention the Democratic Party plenty of times in this article. So, we believe they deserve a proper introduction as well.

They are the other major political party in the USA. And before the year 1860, they supported a limited government system and state sovereignty.

They were highly opposed to the idea of the national bank and high tariffs. This ideology continued till the late 19th century.

During the early 20th century, they were the advocates of progressive reforms. And they are opposed to the idea of imperialism.

As of now, this party holds 15 state government trifecta, 18 state legislatures, and 23 state governorships.

They are still advocating the social issues, and the rest of the three judiciaries sitting in the US supreme court were appointed and nominated by the Democratic Presidents.

Considering the overall ideology of the parties, people would refer to the republicans as right-winged. In fact, they are on the far right. That means their ideologies are on the extreme side. But does that make the Democratic Party left-winged? Not really!

Over time, the Democratic parties have lost all of their interest regarding social and economic equalities. And those ideologies are considered to be the absolute left of the spectrum. This started with the Clintons and is still prevalent at this moment.

Instead of focusing on the real left, which is stuff regarding ethics, morals, and personal freedom, they are now more about preserving the traditional viewpoint of politics.

However, they are not as extreme as the republicans. That makes them stay in the center of the right spectrum.

Additionally, people used to think that the left side was dangerous. But that viewpoint is not valid now.

Left is now considered to be progressive now. So, basically, now the spectrum is about conservatives and progressives. The former viewpoint of the left pushed personal freedom, while the latter goes for progress.

As you know by now, the left wing was for personal freedom and balancing the social and economic scale of the people.

But now, the viewpoint stands for progress. The republicans are now manifesting all of the moral tenets of the right-wing view. To be exact, they are displaying the extreme right.

They now focus on defense and law, which makes them sit perfectly on the extreme right of the scale.

And their concern regarding personal freedom and social and economic balance is not that significant. This ideology is what makes the Republicans right-winged.

Not really! There is no such thing as bad in the political viewpoint. In a state, there will be plenty of parties that will stand in the election.

It is pretty natural for each of them to have a different viewpoint and goal. And just because the ideology of the parties is not the same, it does not mean that they are wrong.

To understand this correctly, you must get back right into the meaning of left-winged parties.

What do they stand for? Before, it was about labor, equality in terms of social and economic conditions. The parties that were extreme about it were on the very left of the spectrum.

Now, the ideology has a bit of change. Instead of going all in the equality, it focuses on progress.

It is firmly against sticking to the traditional viewpoint of politics, which is to conserve what already is established. The ideology is to make progress over the things that are already available.

However, you might be ultimately against this. But that does not put you in a position to say that the left-winged parties are wrong.

The goals that these parties pursue are entirely independent and separate matters. And if there were no oppositions, politics would not exist.

We hope that after reading through the entire article, you got the answer to the question of: are republicans left or right and all the things related to it.

And now that you know all about the system, hopefully, you will not feel lost when someone uses the left and right terms to describe a political party.

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The Republican Party (elephant) and the Democratic Party (donkey) are the two main political parties in the US.

Republicans and Democrats are the two main and historically the largest political parties in the US and, after every election, hold the majority seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate as well as the highest number of Governors. Though both the parties mean well for the US citizens, they have distinct differences that manifest in their comments, decisions, and history. These differences are mainly ideological, political, social, and economic paths to making the US successful and the world a better place for all. Differences between the two parties that are covered in this article rely on the majority position though individual politicians may have varied preferences.

Democratic Party:Of the two, the Democratic Party is older and originated from anti-federalism sentiments during the US independence from Great Britain. TheDonkey symbolof the party came into play during Andrew Jacksons 1828 campaign. Party organ, the Democratic National Committees started in 1848 and, during the civil war, this party split into two parties, those who supported slavery left and those who did not, stayed back. The Democratic Party of today is a result of the split. To date, there have been 15 Democrat Presidents.

Republican Party:In 1854, anti-slavery activists and agents of modernity founded the Republican Party (Grand Old Party -GOP) and, Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican President. The party started using theelephant symbol in1874. Lincolns presidency, policies, and ideologies solidified the party and gave it a strong foundation. The US has had 19 Republican Presidents to date.

Democrats:Democrats are usually to the left of Republicans on many issues. For starters, Democrats support domestic social services but majorly are not very aggressive on foreign policy. Being liberal, they root for a strong government to improve social structures and support equality and communal responsibility.

Republican: Republicans advocate for limited government intervention on domestic issues but dominate on international relations. While on the right, Republicans are pro-military, pro-business, pro-religion, and campaigns for people have freedoms and to take personal responsibility for their actions. On approach, this party is socially and fiscally conservative advocating for a lean government and strong free market (Darwinian Capitalism).

Democrats: In general Democrats are more reluctant to use military force against other countries and advocate slow increases of military budgets. Recently, they favor gun control legislation arguing based on the increase in the number of shootings and irresponsibility by civilian gun holders. On social issues, Democrats openly support abortion as well as LGBTQ rights as people have freedom of choice, but when it comes to the death penalty, a majority seem to oppose. Democrats favor higher taxes for high-income earners and the increase of the minimum wage.

Republicans: Republicans mostly favor rapidly increasing the military budget and take hard lines against other countries like Iran. They are pro-second amendment (right to bear arms) and support carrying concealed weapons in public. Party supporters have tough stands on abortion, contraceptive and LGBTQ rights with the belief that legalizing them ruins the social fabric of the society. On tax, Republicans seem to favor tax cut for all, be it rich or poor, and for the market to control the minimum wage. Republican policies favor strong border controls and limited immigration as opposed to more open Democrats.

The Democratic party usually dominates politics in the Northeast and Great Lakes region as well as the Pacific Coast. Recent patterns show Democratic candidates faring well in some Southern states like Arkansas, Virginia, and Florida as well as around the Rocky Mountain states like Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Montana. Republicans control the South and West especially Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma.

In 2016, there were more red states (Republican-controlled) than blue states (Democrat-controlled). Most young voters affiliate with the Democratic Party as older people tend to support the Republican Party. On gender, Republicans receive more support from men than women.

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50 most popular Republican politicians today

A look at popular Republicans in America shows that they come in all sizes and shapes.

Stacker compiled a list of the 50 most popular Republicans, based on data collected by YouGov from interviews between May 2019 and May 2020, with at least 7,000 people interviewed for each figure. The list is ranked by Republicans that have the highest positive opinion among voters, with ties being broken by how famous the politician is today.

Some Republicans find avid support from religious communities for their evangelical Christian views, opposing social issues like same-sex marriage and abortion rights. Some win backing for their policy stands, taking hawkish positions on immigration or foreign policy. They might build a following with their fervent belief in the rights of gun owners, or have been judged worthy by their response to crises such as the Sept. 11 attacks.

Still others build staying power among the public as longtime Washington forces of power, exceptionally skilled at making deals or ambitious fundraising. Some build support with bipartisanship and effective networking across party lines, while others cement their fortunes by toeing a strict party line. Many are war veterans, striking a chord with voters with their military service, including those that return home with lifelong scars.

Some come from families with long histories of high-profile public service, and others emerge from seeming obscurity and humble origins. Many maintain a strong fan base with their down-home style or unpretentious approach. Some come from poverty and troubled childhoods and know how to build empathy with voters.

Most have made a bid for the White House at least once, propelling them to national stature. More than a few Republicans found popularity with their opposition to President Barack Obama, especially his Affordable Care Act, which offered an option for health care coverage to uninsured Americans. These days, many are judged by their relationship with President Donald Trump.

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Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and former President Donald Trump. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Scott Bauer/AP, AP)

The speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly, Robin Vos, said former President Donald Trump called on him to decertify the 2020 election results in the state last week, more than a year and a half since the race was called for Joe Biden.

In an interview with WISN Channel 12 Milwaukee, the states most powerful Republican said he had talked to Trump within the last week and described the conversation as, Its one of those things thats very consistent. He makes his case, which I respect, he would like us to do something different in Wisconsin, I explained its not allowed under the constitution, he has a different opinion, then he put the tweet out, so thats it.

After the conversation with Vos, Trump wrote in a July 13 post on Truth Social, "Looks like Speaker Robin Vos, a long time professional RINO always looking to guard his flank, will be doing nothing about the amazing Wisconsin Supreme Court decision. RINO, meaning "Republican in Name Only," is used as an insult in intraparty conflicts.

The court decision that Trump was referring to was a July 8 ruling that made most absentee drop boxes in the state illegal in future elections. The former president, who continues to push the baseless conspiracy theory that he did not in fact lose the 2020 election, wanted Vos to use the Wisconsin ruling retroactively to decertify the race, which Trump lost to Biden by 20,000 votes after winning the state by a similarly tight margin in 2016.

Trump added that Vos was letting Democrats get away with murder and said Vos's comments were a waste of a brilliant and courageous decision by Wisconsins Highest Court.

Thanks to an extensive Republican gerrymander of its state Legislature, Vos essentially controls Wisconsin politics, and last year Politico referred to him as the shadow governor, even though a Democrat, Tony Evers, won the governors seat in 2018.

Vos talks to reporters on March 16 in Madison, Wis. (Scott Bauer/AP)

In a post Tuesday night, Trump threatened Vos ahead of the Aug. 9 Republican primary, writing, This is not a time for him to hide, but a time to act! I dont know his opponent in the upcoming Primary, but feel certain he will do well if Speaker Vos doesnt move with gusto. Robin, dont let the voters of Wisconsin down!

I think we all know Donald Trump is Donald Trump, Vos said in the WISN interview. Theres very little we can do to control or predict what he will do.

The view that the 2020 election was stolen is shared by a majority of Republicans, and the GOP nominees in both the Pennsylvania and Maryland gubernatorial races also deny that Biden won the presidency. The promotion of that false belief helped lead to the violence in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in an attempt to stop the formal counting of the electoral votes. The riot left multiple people dead. The hearings of the House Jan. 6 committee have presented damning evidence that Trump planned and incited the events of that day, but whether he will actually face charges from the Justice Department is still unclear.

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