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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 and typically reject conservative positions in the [[Republican Party]] platform.
Four examples of moderate Republicans are former Senator [[Olympia Snowe]] of [[Maine]] and sitting Senators [[Susan Collins]], also of Maine, [[Lisa Murkowski]] of [[Alaska]], and the retiring [[Bob Corker]] of [[Tennessee]]. Some might also classify [[John McCain]] as a moderate Republican though he has had a largely conservative voting record.
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 wings. The same was even true in Mississippi in the 2014 Senate election there.
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 wings. The same was even true in Mississippi in the 2014 Senate election there.
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