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    Republican Party Poverty

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    For example, according to the poverty thresholds a family of 4 should be able to live off of 24,000 a year and a family of 9 or more should be able to live off of 49,000 a year. Although the Democratic Party is usually the first to address this issue, both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party agree that poverty is a huge problem here in the United States, they just have different

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    The five remaining Republican candidates took the stage in Houston to debate whom of the Republican Party should be nominated for president, but only three of them really mattered in the grand scheme of things, and one of them — frontrunner Donald Drumpf — truly dominated the evening. He talked both more towards and about any of his rivals since the Republican Party has finally gotten serious about the idea that unless something drastic changes soon, he is likely to be the GOP nominee. Thursday night

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    A Democrat and a Republican walk into a bar where previously only Independents frequented. The crowd shouts, “now it’s a real party!” The Republican and Democratic party make up the two most popular parties in the United States, with 53% of Americans identifying with one or the other party (Gallup, “Party Affiliation”). While most Americans know that the majority of their fellow citizens eventually will identify as either a Republican or a Democrat, the overall process of party selection and identification

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    After watching thirty minutes of both the Republican debate and the Democrat debate it is very evident the differences between the political parties. The Republican race is very different from the democratic debate because of the level of competition. After only a brief time in watching both races it is evident who the moderators feel are front runners in this year's election. The Republican debate was very competitive because of the larger amount of people running. Each candidate did not have enough

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    Southern White Democrats The Republican Party seems to be increasing the gap between rich and poor, discriminating against others, pursuing self-interest over the common good and just downright corrupt. But, where does that leave me? As a white living in black house and senate districts I have no chance in the race based politics within the Democratic Party. And as a progressive, I have no place in the Republican Party. Is my choice to sit back and let both sides screw up Georgia? I long for a day

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    Democratic and Republican Parties Their Different Philosophies and Ideas Democratic party and the Republican party these are the two parties that over power’s America’s political positions but greatly have different in their philosophies and ideas. The main things or philosophies issues they differ on are as follows: Taxes, Immigration, Gun Control, Healthcare and the Role of the Government as a whole. The Democratic party was founded in 1824 and they were Liberal. The Republican party was founded

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    “For more than 200 years, our party has led the fight for civil rights, health care, Social Security, workers' rights, and women's rights”(Democrats.org). Democrats tend to lead more for bigger government. Many Democrats believe in a loose interpretation of the constitution and based their beliefs of of President Jackson. People who favor the Democratic party tend to be more liberal. In the beginning Democrats were typically located in the south but throughout the years the migrated up north

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    It’s fair to say that in modern American politics, the more liberal policies provided by the Democratic Party, specifically welfare programs, would appeal more to the benefit of the lower class. Oddly enough though, members of rural, lower-class white communities have had the tendency to support the Republican Party in recent past elections (Kramer). J.D. Vance acknowledges in his book, “Hillbilly Elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis”, that in the poverty stricken community of Jackson

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    The Republican Party is one of the two major parties in America. Almost 200 thousand people follow the GOP on social media. But do you know how this party started? This party first started in 1854 in a schoolhouse in1854 where abolitionist came and voiced in their thoughts on slavery. Do you even know the history of this party? This party put in the first women supreme court justice and congresswomen. After the first meeting, the first Republican president most of you know, was Abraham Lincoln.

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    Changing the Republican Party The growing trend toward party polarization has caused increased stagnation and disorganization in the American political system. The gridlock has caused dilemmas such as government shut down, inability to pass key regulations, and general mistrust between members of opposing parties. As a result, the public heavily disapproves of the interworking of our current political system. To fix this polarization and gain support of the masses, the Republican Party should remake

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