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*Senator [[Chuck Hagel]] of [[Nebraska]] | *Senator [[Chuck Hagel]] of [[Nebraska]] | ||
*Senator [[Gordon Smith]] of [[Oregon]] | *Senator [[Gordon Smith]] of [[Oregon]] | ||
| + | *Senator [[John McCain]] of [[Arizona]] | ||
| + | *Governor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] of [[California]] | ||
| + | *Former Governor [[George Pataki]] of [[New York]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Conservative]] | [[Category:Conservative]] | ||
[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
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A RINO (Republican in Name Only), also known as a Reform Democrat, is a person, typically an officeholder or candidate for office, who is serving or running as a member of the Republican Party but holds views that are liberal or otherwise not conservative.[1] RINO's and Reform Democrats typically come from New England states where corrupt Democrat politcal machines do not allow dissent and opposition so reformers have difficulty gaining ballot access. A similar term is cafeteria conservative, for a person who picks and chooses which conservative principles to believe, as a person might choose foods in a cafeteria.[2]
"Accused" RINOs
- Former Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island
- Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine
- Senator Susan Collins of Maine
- Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania
- Senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska
- Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon
- Senator John McCain of Arizona
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California
- Former Governor George Pataki of New York