What Does ‘GOP’ Stand For?
You’ll often hear the Republican Party called “the GOP.” The initialism stands for Grand Old Party, and it’s a nickname ...
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What Happened To The Grand Old Party?
It wasn’t that long ago that the Grand Old Party (GOP) was advocating for free trade and the elimination of tariffs and trade restrictions. The party also advocated for a bi-partisan foreign policy ...
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How Trump made America’s 2 major political parties irrelevant
Trump has “disappeared” America’s two major political parties. The Republicans’ Grand Old Party or GOP has become instead the Trump’s Own Party. It has been purged of its past relics ...
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What do the Republicans stand for?
The Republicans became associated with elephants — and gained their Grand Old Party (GOP) nickname — in the 1870s. Elephants had been used to depict Republicans in a 1864 Abraham Lincoln ...
With McConnell Retiring, the Old GOP Is Gone for Good | Opinion
"To the disappointment of my critics, I'm still here on the job," said former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on the ...
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House GOP pushes ’big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda
With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a Grand Old Party (GOP) budget blueprint to passage Tuesday (February 25, 2025), a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful ...