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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 and 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.

During the 1960s, the [[moderate]]/[[liberal]] wing of the Republican Party was referred to by [[conservative]] activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]] as the '''Eastern Establishment'''.<ref>Byas, Steve (December 16, 2014). [https://thenewamerican.com/a-choice-not-an-echo-fifty-years-later/ A Choice Not an Echo, Fifty Years Later]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 23, 2021.</ref> Moderate Republicans from that era included senators [[Jacob Javits]] of [[New York]], [[Thomas Kuchel]] of [[California]], and governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] of New York.

During the 1960s, the [[moderate]]/[[liberal]] wing of the Republican Party was referred to by [[conservative]] activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]] as the '''Eastern Establishment'''.<ref>Byas, Steve (December 16, 2014). [https://thenewamerican.com/a-choice-not-an-echo-fifty-years-later/ A Choice Not an Echo, Fifty Years Later]. ''The New American''. Retrieved April 23, 2021.</ref><ref>Critchlow, Donald (February 26, 2006). [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/opinion/phyllis-schlafly-758051.html Phyllis Schlafly]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 23, 2021.</ref> Moderate Republicans from that era included senators [[Jacob Javits]] of [[New York]], [[Thomas Kuchel]] of [[California]], and governor [[Nelson Rockefeller]] of New York.

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.

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.

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