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The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP. Founded in Jackson, Michigan, in 1854 by anti-slavery expansion activists and modernizers, the Republican Party quickly surpassed the Whig Party as the principal opposition to the Democratic Party. It first came to power in 1860 with the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency and presided over the American Civil War and Reconstruction. Today, the party supports a conservative and/or center-right platform, with further foundations in supply-side fiscal policies and social conservatism. Read more at Wikipedia


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    Richard Mourdock supporter Matt Swiontek, of Avon, Ind., right, hugs Mourdock grass roots organizing director Diane Hubbard as a national news outlet declared Mourdock the victor in the Republican party's Indiana U.S. Senate primary. | AP Photo - Published on 2012-05-08 17:08:00 by The Politico

    Richard Mourdock supporter Matt Swiontek, of Avon, Ind., right, hugs Mourdock grass roots organizing director Diane Hubbard as a national news outlet declared Mourdock the victor in the Republican party's Indiana U.S. Senate primary. | AP Photo

    Published by The Politico on 2012-05-08 17:08:00

    FILE - This undated file photo shows the Salt Lake Temple in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Latter-day Saints are anxious about what’s ahead. Republican Mitt Romney is about to become the first Mormon nominee for U.S. president on a major party ticket, giving Mormons a chance like no other to explain their tradition to the public. But the church’s many critics will have a bigger platform, too. And the vetting will take place amid the emotion of what observers expect will be a nasty general election.  (AP Photo, File) - Published on 2012-05-03 10:31:00 by Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor

    FILE - This undated file photo shows the Salt Lake Temple in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Latter-day Saints are anxious about what’s ahead. Republican Mitt Romney is about to become the first Mormon nominee for U.S. president on a major party ticket, giving Mormons a chance like no other to explain their tradition to the public. But the church’s many critics will have a bigger platform, too. And the vetting will take place amid the emotion of what observers expect will be a nasty general election. (AP Photo, File)

    Published by Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor on 2012-05-03 10:31:00

    Senator Orrin Hatch speaks to reporters about being forced into a primary for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate against Dan Liljenquist at the Utah Republican Party 2012 Nominating Convention at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday, April 21, 2012. - Published on 2012-04-22 12:59:00 by Boston.com

    Senator Orrin Hatch speaks to reporters about being forced into a primary for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate against Dan Liljenquist at the Utah Republican Party 2012 Nominating Convention at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah, on Saturday, April 21, 2012.

    Published by Boston.com on 2012-04-22 12:59:00

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