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A '''moderate Republican''' is someone who rejects some [[conservative]] positions, most notably on social issues such as [[abortion]] and [[homosexuality]].  Moderate Republicans often support each other rather than [[conservative]] candidates.  Moderate Republicans typically reject [[conservative]] positions in the [[Republican]] Party Platform.

A '''moderate Republican''' is someone who rejects some [[conservative]] positions, most notably on social issues such as [[abortion]] and [[homosexuality]].  Moderate Republicans often support each other rather than [[conservative]] candidates.  Moderate Republicans typically reject [[conservative]] positions in the [[Republican]] Party Platform.

An example of a moderate Republican in the [[U.S. Senate]] was [[Arlen Specter]] from [[Pennsylvania]].

An example of a moderate Republicans are Senators [[Olympia Snowe]] and [[Susan Collins]] of [[Maine]].

In some states, the rift between moderate and conservative Republicans has become such that Republican primaries almost overshadow the general elections in importance. An example is [[Kansas]], which is a very conservative state that is dominated by the state Republican Party that has factionalized into moderate and conservative Republicans.

In some states, the rift between moderate and conservative Republicans has become such that Republican primaries almost overshadow the general elections in importance. An example is [[Kansas]], which is a very conservative state that is dominated by the state Republican Party that has factionalized into moderate and conservative Republicans.