Republican Party
The Republican Party (also known as
the Grand Old Party or GOP) is one of the two major political parties in the
United States. Anti-slavery activists founded it in 1857. 18 United States
presidents have been Republican. The most recent Republican president was
George W. Bush. The current ideals of the Republican Party are conservative. A
majority of the governorships and state legislatures are currently held by the
party. Mitt Romney is currently running as the Republican candidate in the 2012
presidential election against Barack Obama. The Republican Party holds a
majority in the House of Representatives.
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