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==Different parties, same policies==

==Different parties, same policies==

Critics of the establishment frequently use the term "uniparty" because the policies of establishment members of various political parties support and advance the same globalist and socialist policies.<ref>Lee, Tony (December 12, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/12/bannon-blasts-uniparty-elites-for-thinking-americas-decline-inevitable/ Bannon Blasts ‘Uniparty’ Elites for Thinking America’s Decline Is Inevitable]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref> For example, during the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election]], [[conservative]]s noted that Democrat [[Barack Obama]] and Republican [[Mitt Romney]] shared many of the same core values and policies.<ref>Eddlem, Thomas R. (August 9, 2012). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/12356-obama-v-romney-their-core-beliefs Obama v. Romney: Their Core Beliefs]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.</ref><ref>Richman, Sheldon (October 26, 2012). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/13404-americans-should-reject-obama-romeny-foreign-policy Americans Should Reject Obama-Romney Foreign Policy]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref> Another example of the uniparty in action is the "grand coalition" governments in several European countries, such as [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], and [[Austria]]. While the traditional mainstream conservative and liberal parties joined together to govern, they agreed on many agenda items, particularly in advancing [[big government]] globalist policies.

Critics of the establishment frequently use the term "uniparty" because the policies of establishment members of various political parties support and advance the same globalist and socialist policies.<ref>Lee, Tony (December 12, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/12/12/bannon-blasts-uniparty-elites-for-thinking-americas-decline-inevitable/ Bannon Blasts ‘Uniparty’ Elites for Thinking America’s Decline Is Inevitable]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref> For example, after the [[New Deal]], many liberal Republicans supported FDR's [[big government]] programs and helped preserve them, earning them the nickname of "me too" Republicans.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=GkcL4Hwpi4YC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=me+too+republicans+new+deal&source=bl&ots=4qGHtDdfjs&sig=UPlh8q47pV0qZd2x8cekw9hTHI0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQtc2OicXYAhXDk-AKHXqWAuAQ6AEIOTAE#v=onepage&q=me%20too%20republicans%20new%20deal&f=false The Republican Party and American Politics from Hoover to Reagan], by Robert Mason. Pg. 60.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SscfBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=me+too+republicans+new+deal&source=bl&ots=QjmhWOv-nK&sig=jlMCBVTR5lm2nOj-4IPTHDbsezw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQtc2OicXYAhXDk-AKHXqWAuAQ6AEINjAD#v=onepage&q=me%20too%20republicans%20new%20deal&f=false The Republican Right since 1945], by David W. Reinhard. Pg. 6.</ref> This "me too" attitude became prominent again during [[Barack Obama]]'s presidency, when many [[token conservative]]s voiced support for his left-wing policies,<ref>Blankley, Tony (October 22, 2008). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/10/the_birth_of_the_metoo_conserv.html The Birth of the Me-Too Conservative]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved January 6, 2018.</ref> and when the GOP establishment attempted to adopt the same policies as the Democrats on issues related to immigration and minorities.<ref>Sowell, Thomas (March 26, 2013). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/03/26/me_too_republicans_117634.html "Me Too" Republicans]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved January 6, 2018.</ref>

 

During the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential election]], [[conservative]]s noted that Democrat Barack Obama and Republican [[Mitt Romney]] shared many of the same core values and policies.<ref>Eddlem, Thomas R. (August 9, 2012). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/12356-obama-v-romney-their-core-beliefs Obama v. Romney: Their Core Beliefs]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 3, 2018.</ref><ref>Richman, Sheldon (October 26, 2012). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/reviews/opinion/item/13404-americans-should-reject-obama-romeny-foreign-policy Americans Should Reject Obama-Romney Foreign Policy]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref> Another example of the uniparty in action is the "grand coalition" governments in several European countries, such as [[Germany]], the [[Netherlands]], and [[Austria]]. While the traditional mainstream conservative and liberal parties joined together to govern, they agreed on many agenda items, particularly in advancing [[big government]] globalist policies.

The same critics also point out the GOP establishment's readiness to compromise and back down from their stated positions as an example of the uniparty.<ref>McCarthy, Patricia (September 22, 2017). [http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/the_uniparty_unmasked_.html The Uniparty, unmasked]. ''The American Thinker''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref><ref>Codevilla, Angelo M. (December 15, 2013). [http://www.libertylawsite.org/2013/12/15/breaking-the-uniparty/ Breaking The UniParty]. ''Law and Liberty''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref>

The same critics also point out the GOP establishment's readiness to compromise and back down from their stated positions as an example of the uniparty.<ref>McCarthy, Patricia (September 22, 2017). [http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/the_uniparty_unmasked_.html The Uniparty, unmasked]. ''The American Thinker''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref><ref>Codevilla, Angelo M. (December 15, 2013). [http://www.libertylawsite.org/2013/12/15/breaking-the-uniparty/ Breaking The UniParty]. ''Law and Liberty''. Retrieved January 5, 2018.</ref>