Republican Party (United States)

:This article is about the modern United States Republican Party. For the earlier Republican Party, see Democratic-Republican Party (United States).

Organization

For more information on how American political parties are organized, see Politics of the United States.

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The Republican National Committee (RNC) of the United States is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as for coordinating fundraising and election strategy. There are similar committees in every U.S. state and most U.S. counties (though in some states, party organization lower than state-level is arranged by legislative districts). It is the counterpart of the Democratic National Committee. The chairman of the RNC, since January of 2005, is Ken Mehlman.

Related Topics:
Republican National Committee - Political platform - U.S. state - U.S. counties - Democratic National Committee - 2005 - Ken Mehlman

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The Republican Party also has fundraising and strategy committees for House races (National Republican Congressional Committee), Senate races (National Republican Senatorial Committee), and gubernatorial races (Republican Governors Association).

Related Topics:
House - National Republican Congressional Committee - Senate - National Republican Senatorial Committee - Republican Governors Association

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Factions

Main article: Factions in the Republican Party (United States)

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Defining the views of any "faction" of any large political party is difficult at best, and any attempt to apply labels within a single political party is subject to some oversimplification. Nevertheless, there are several ideological groups recognized by some in the modern-day GOP, including the religious right, paleoconservatives, neoconservatives, moderates, fiscal conservatives, Log Cabin Republicans, and libertarians.

Related Topics:
Religious right - Paleoconservatives - Neoconservatives - Moderates - Fiscal conservatives - Log Cabin Republicans - Libertarians

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