Republican Party (United States) - Ideology and Political Positions

Ideology and Political Positions

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Further information: Factions in the Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party includes fiscal conservatives, social conservatives, neoconservatives, moderates, and libertarians. Prior to the formation of the conservative coalition, which helped realign the Democratic and Republican party ideologies in the mid-1960s, the party historically advocated classical liberalism, paleoconservatism, and progressivism.

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