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Republican party, leaving the party in turmoil. In an attempt to limit this split, the Alamance Republican Party Convention, hosted by chairman Ben York, took place Saturday at 10 a.m., at Smith Elementary School. The purpose of the convention was to elect delegates to the state convention and to secure the votes of Alamance County. In light of recent debates, many foresee a potential split in the Republican party. While Trump’s supporters amplify the support behind the Republican party, many…

Cut It This Century The Fruitless Center Have you noticed that politics keep getting more and more divided? The Democratic and Republican parties have grown farther apart in their ability to work together on key issues. Republicans have moved further to the right, with the Republican establishment losing control of its own party to the ultra-right wing Tea Party conservatives. At the same time, moderate Democrats have had to grant concessions to leftist Progressive personalities and movements. …

from all habits, good and bad and individual which allows each individual the opportunity that allows decisions that govern their life. A populist is much younger than Democratic Party. However Richard Wormser the populist movement was a revolt by farmers in the South and Midwest against the democratic and republican parties for ignoring their interest and difficulties. For over a thousand years or more farmDrers suffered from crop failure, falling prices, and poor marketing and lack of credit…

p. 219). While the political elite have been divided along partisan lines, the results of their division have extended to the American populace. The division of the American populace makes the governing by the political elite an easier task. Therefore, it is an easier task for the elite to maintain the status quo. Mark Brewer addresses the increase…

trying to pursue is not only undemocratic, but could also cost the party the presidency. Currently, Donald Trump has 845 delegates, only 392 shy of the 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination. While this seem like a stretch, the closest candidate is Ted Cruz who needs a lofty 678…

Despite the existence of dozens of third parties, the United States government is dominated by two parties – the Democrats and the Republicans. With this in mind, Democrats and Republicans have the greatest influence in pushing their party’s agendas and passing legislation they find favorable. Compromise is necessary; however, this has become difficult as the two polarized parties struggle to find common ground in their political ideologies. Political polarization can be simply defined as the…

explain the dysfunction of the government and the extreme polarization that has occurred in the past decades. One of the reasons for the emergence is the abuse of filibustering. Filibustering is a tactic used throughout politics to impede the opposing party of speaking. Although it could have its benefits, for example when hearing of a demagogue, its use has been abused. With figures like Mitch McConnell stating “ our goal is to make Obama a one term president, “ it is quite…

After looking at both parties positions, I can say I am not surprised by the stances they have taken on the issue represented. For the democrat stances, many of their ideas favoured equality and calling for progress and change on many prominent issues. Such as how Democrats called for "policies and investments in order to keep America's public lands public". On the opposite side of this issue, the Republicans stated that that "our air and waterways are much healthier than they were a few decades…

Throughout history, political trends seem to repeat themselves, especially when it comes to political parties. A common political trend in the U.S. is a concept known as divided government, in which one party controls the White House and the other controls Congress. It happens almost every election, and is occurring now, with Obama, a Democrat, in office, and the majority party in Congress being the Republicans. Along those same lines, a previous trend is reoccurring once again. “Radical…

Every person possesses opinions or beliefs which shape and mold his or her political ideology. In today’s American society, political ideologies have split into a rift unlike any other in 21st Century America. While most Americans still identify as politically moderate, the divide between the far left and center and the far right and center continue to expand. The groups at each end of the spectrum have developed into radical factions, much to the dismay of the Americans in the middle of the…