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==Trends==
 
==Trends==
 
{{As of|2004}}, the Republican Party had remained fairly cohesive, as both strong [[Economic liberalism|economic libertarians]] and [[Social_conservatism_in_the_United_States|social conservatives]] opposed the Democrats, whom they saw as the party of bloated and more secular, liberal government.<ref name=Wooldridge>Wooldridge, Adrian and John Micklethwait. ''The Right Nation'' (2004).</ref> Yet, some libertarians have argued that the GOP's policies have grown increasingly restrictive of personal liberties, and has contributed to increasing [[corporate welfare]] and [[national debt]].<ref name=ABC273>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2730251|title=Evans, B. (December 15, 2005). Ex-Rep. Barr Quits GOP for Libertarians. ''The Associated Press''|accessdate=2007-07-11}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Some social conservatives have expressed dissatisfaction with the party's support for economic policies that they see as sometimes in conflict with their moral values.<ref name="scare">[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/12/huckabees_rebellion.html How Huckabee Scares the GOP]. By [[E. J. Dionne]]. [[Real Clear Politics]]. Published December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2008.</ref>
 
{{As of|2004}}, the Republican Party had remained fairly cohesive, as both strong [[Economic liberalism|economic libertarians]] and [[Social_conservatism_in_the_United_States|social conservatives]] opposed the Democrats, whom they saw as the party of bloated and more secular, liberal government.<ref name=Wooldridge>Wooldridge, Adrian and John Micklethwait. ''The Right Nation'' (2004).</ref> Yet, some libertarians have argued that the GOP's policies have grown increasingly restrictive of personal liberties, and has contributed to increasing [[corporate welfare]] and [[national debt]].<ref name=ABC273>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2730251|title=Evans, B. (December 15, 2005). Ex-Rep. Barr Quits GOP for Libertarians. ''The Associated Press''|accessdate=2007-07-11}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Some social conservatives have expressed dissatisfaction with the party's support for economic policies that they see as sometimes in conflict with their moral values.<ref name="scare">[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/12/huckabees_rebellion.html How Huckabee Scares the GOP]. By [[E. J. Dionne]]. [[Real Clear Politics]]. Published December 21, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2008.</ref>
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==State and territorial parties==
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* [[Alabama Republican Party]] [http://www.algop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Alaska]] [http://alaskarepublicans.com/]
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* [[Arizona Republican Party]] [http://www.azgop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Arkansas]] [http://www.arkansasgop.org/]
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* [[California Republican Party]] [http://www.cagop.org/]
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* [[Colorado Republican Party]] [http://www.cologop.org/]
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* [[Connecticut Republican Party]] [http://www.ctgop.org/]
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* [[Republican State Committee of Delaware]] [http://www.delawaregop.com/]
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* [[Republican Party of Florida]] [http://www.rpof.org/]
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* [[Georgia Republican Party]] [http://www.gagop.org/]
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* [[Hawaii Republican Party]] [http://www.gophawaii.com/]
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* [[Idaho Republican Party]] [http://www.idgop.org/]
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* [[Illinois Republican Party]] [http://www.ilgop.org/]
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* [[Indiana Republican Party]] [http://www.indgop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Iowa]] [http://www.iowagop.org/]
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* [[Kansas Republican Party]] [http://www.ksgop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Kentucky]] [http://www.rpk.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Louisiana]] [http://www.lagop.com/]
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* [[Maine Republican Party]] [http://www.mainegop.com/]
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* [[Maryland Republican Party]] [http://www.mdgop.org/]
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* [[Massachusetts Republican Party]] [http://www.massgop.com/]
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* [[Michigan Republican Party]] [http://www.migop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Minnesota]] [http://www.mngop.com/]
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* [[Mississippi Republican Party]] [http://www.msgop.org/]
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* [[Missouri Republican Party]] [http://www.mogop.org/]
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* [[Montana Republican Party]] [http://www.mtgop.org/]
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* [[Nebraska Republican Party]] [http://www.negop.org/]
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* [[Nevada Republican Party]] [http://www.nevadagop.org/]
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* [[New Hampshire Republican State Committee]] [http://www.nhgop.org/]
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* [[New Jersey Republican State Committee]] [http://www.njgop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of New Mexico]] [http://www.gopnm.org/]
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* [[New York Republican State Committee]] [http://www.nygop.org/]
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* [[North Carolina Republican Party]] [http://www.ncgop.org/]
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* [[North Dakota Republican Party]] [http://www.ndgop.com/]
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* [[Ohio Republican Party]] [http://www.ohiogop.org/]
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* [[Oklahoma Republican Party]] [http://www.okgop.com/]
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* [[Oregon Republican Party]] [http://www.orgop.org/]
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* [[Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania]] [http://www.pagop.org/]
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* [[Rhode Island Republican Party]] [http://www.rigop.org/]
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* [[South Carolina Republican Party]] [http://www.scgop.com/]
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* [[South Dakota Republican Party]] [http://www.southdakotagop.com/]
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* [[Tennessee Republican Party]] [http://www.tngop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Texas]] [http://www.texasgop.org/]
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* [[Utah Republican Party]] [http://www.utgop.org/]
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* [[Vermont Republican Party]] [http://www.vtgop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Virginia]] [http://www.vagop.com/]
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* [[Washington State Republican Party]] [http://www.wsrp.org/]
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* [[West Virginia Republican Party]] [http://www.wvgop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of Wisconsin]] [http://www.wisgop.org/]
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* [[Wyoming Republican Party]] [http://www.wygop.org/]
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* [[Republican Party of American Samoa]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://as.gop.com/StatesMapPage.aspx |title=Republican • National • Committee |publisher=As.gop.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref>
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* [[District of Columbia Republican Committee]] [http://www.dcgop.com/]
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* [[Republican Party (Guam)|Guam Republican Party]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://gu.gop.com/StatesMapPage.aspx |title=Republican • National • Committee |publisher=Gu.gop.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref>
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* [[Republican Party (Northern Mariana Islands)|Northern Mariana Islands Republican Party]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://mp.gop.com/StatesMapPage.aspx |title=Republican • National • Committee |publisher=Mp.gop.com |date=2007-09-01 |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref>
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* [[Republican Party of Puerto Rico]] <ref>[http://www.goppr.org/index.php.en ]{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref>
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* [[Republican Party of the Virgin Islands]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virepublicanwomen.com/id2.html |title=The Republican Party of the Virgin Islands |publisher=Virepublicanwomen.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref>
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==See also==
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{{Portal|Politics|Conservatism|United States}}
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* [[Factions in the Republican Party (United States)]]
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* [[List of African American Republicans]]
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* [[List of United States Republican Party presidential tickets]]
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* [[Political party strength in U.S. states]]
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* [[Republican In Name Only]]
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* [[South Park Republican]]
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* [[Libertarian Republican]]
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* [[International Democrat Union]]
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==Footnotes==
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==References==
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{{Main|Bibliography of the Republican Party}}
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* ''American National Biography'' (20 volumes, 1999) covers all politicians no longer alive; online at many academic libraries.
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* Aistrup, Joseph A. ''The Southern Strategy Revisited: Republican Top-Down Advancement in the South'' (1996)
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* [[Michael Barone (pundit)|Barone, Michael]]. ''The Almanac of American Politics 2010: The Senators, the Representatives and the Governors: Their Records and Election Results, Their States and Districts'' (2009).
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* Black, Earl and Merle Black. ''The Rise of Southern Republicans'' (2002)
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* Brennan, Mary C. ''Turning Right in the Sixties: The Conservative Capture of the GOP'' (1995)
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* Conger, Kimberly H. ''The Christian Right in Republican State Politics'' (2010) 202 pages; focuses on Arizona, Indiana, and Missouri
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* Crane, Michael. ''The Political Junkie Handbook: The Definitive Reference Books on Politics'' (2004) covers all the major issues explaining the parties' positions
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* Critchlow, Donald T. ''The Conservative Ascendancy: How the Republican Right Rose to Power in Modern America'' (2nd ed. 2011)
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* Donald, David. ''Lincoln'' (1999)
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* Ehrman, John, ''The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan'' (2005)
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* {{cite book|last=Fried|first=J|title=Democrats and Republicans—Rhetoric and Reality|publisher=Algora Publishing|location=New York|year=2008|isbn=|url=}}
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* Frank, Thomas. ''What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America'' (2005)
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* [[David Frum|Frum, David.]] ''What's Right: The New Conservative Majority and the Remaking of America'' (1996)
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* {{cite book|last=Gould|first=Lewis|title=Grand Old Party: A History of the Republicans|publisher=|location=|year=2003|isbn=0375507418|url=}}
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* , Richard. ''Grass Roots Politics: Parties, Issues, and Voters, 1854–1983'' (1983)
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* [[John Judis|Judis, John B.]] and [[Ruy Teixeira]]. ''The Emerging Democratic Majority'' (2004) two Democrats project social trends
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* Kleppner, Paul, et al. ''The Evolution of American Electoral Systems'' (1983), applies party systems model
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* Lamis, Alexander P. ed. ''Southern Politics in the 1990s'' (1999)
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* Levendusky, Matthew. ''The Partisan Sort: How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans'' (Chicago Studies in American Politics) (2009)
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* Mayer, George H. ''The Republican Party, 1854–1966.'' 2d ed. (1967)
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* Perlstein, Rick. ''Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus'' (2002) broad account of 1964
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* Perlstein, Rick. ''Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America'' (2009)
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* Reinhard, David W. ''The Republican Right since 1945'' (1983)
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* Rutland, Robert Allen. ''The Republicans: From Lincoln to Bush'' (1996)
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* [[Larry Sabato|Sabato, Larry J.]] ''Divided States of America: The Slash and Burn Politics of the 2004 Presidential Election'' (2005)
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*Sabato, Larry J. and Bruce Larson. ''The Party's Just Begun: Shaping Political Parties for America's Future'' (2001) textbook.
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* [[Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.|Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, Jr.]] ed. ''History of American Presidential Elections, 1789–2000'' (various multivolume editions, latest is 2001). Essays on the most important election are reprinted in Schlesinger, ''The Coming to Power: Critical presidential elections in American history'' (1972)
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* Shafer, Byron E. and Anthony J. Badger, eds. ''Contesting Democracy: Substance and Structure in American Political History, 1775–2000'' (2001), long essays by specialists on each time period:
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** includes: "'To One or Another of These Parties Every Man Belongs;": 1820–1865 by Joel H. Silbey; "Change and Continuity in the Party Period: 1835–1885" by Michael F. Holt; "The Transformation of American Politics: 1865–1910" by Peter H. Argersinger; "Democracy, Republicanism, and Efficiency: 1885–1930" by Richard "The Limits of Federal Power and Social Policy: 1910–1955" by Anthony J. Badger; "The Rise of Rights and Rights Consciousness: 1930–1980" by James T. Patterson; and "Economic Growth, Issue Evolution, and Divided Government: 1955–2000" by Byron E. Shafer
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* Shafer, Byron and Richard Johnston. ''The End of Southern Exceptionalism'' (2006), uses statistical election data & polls to argue GOP growth was primarily a response to economic change
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* Steely, Mel. ''The Gentleman from Georgia: The Biography of Newt Gingrich'' Mercer University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-86554-671-1.
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* Sundquist, James L. ''Dynamics of the Party System: Alignment and Realignment of Political Parties in the United States'' (1983)
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* Swirski, Peter. Ars Americana Ars Politica. Montreal, London: McGill Queen's University Press (2010). ISBN 978 0773537668
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* Wooldridge, Adrian and John Micklethwait. ''[[The Right Nation]]: Conservative Power in America'' (2004).
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