| | 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 policies. 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 policies. 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. |
| | + | 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> |
| | In 1961, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, the granddaughter of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], wrote what she considered the definition of the establishment to be: | | In 1961, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, the granddaughter of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], wrote what she considered the definition of the establishment to be: |