Republican Party: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
The origins of the Republican Party are studied in Robert F. Engs and Randall M. Miller (eds.), The Birth of the Grand Old Party: The Republicans’ First Generation (2002). Earl Black and Merle Black, The Rise of Southern Republicans (2002), discusses the transformation of the South into a stronghold of the Republican Party in the second half of the 20th century. Nicol C. Rae, The Decline and Fall of the Liberal Republicans: From 1952 to the Present (1989), examines the rise of the “western” interests in the United States responsible for the nomination of Barry M. Goldwater in 1964. John Gerring, Party Ideologies in America, 1828–1996 (1998, reissued 2001), argues that Republican Party platforms before and after 1924 emphasized distinctly different values. Marjorie Randon Hershey and Paul Allen Back, Party Politics in America, 10th ed. (2003), provides a comprehensive survey of the Republican Party, including its organization, campaign activities, role in national and state government, and electoral performance.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 26, 2026 | ||
| Updated article; added and expanded Top Questions. | Oct 26, 2026 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Jan 17, 2025 | ||
| Expanded coverage of Donald Trump's effect on the party. | Oct 10, 2024 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Apr 05, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 19, 2023 | ||
| Added cross-reference. | Jul 14, 2023 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Ohio History Central - Republican Party. | Aug 12, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - The Federalist and the Republican Party. | Nov 06, 2019 | ||
| For clarity, replaced "party" with "Democratic Party" in the statement "Many Southern Democrats abandoned the party to vote for the anti-integration candidate George C. Wallace." | Oct 03, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | May 02, 2019 | ||
| Added information about Donald Trump's presidency and noted that Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms. | Feb 19, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Republican Party, United Stated. | Jan 18, 2019 | ||
| Added details of the 2016 general election. | Apr 26, 2018 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Mar 28, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 23, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 05, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Republican Party. | May 05, 2017 | ||
| Added a description of Dwight Eisenhower's "moderate Republicanism" and behind-the-scenes opposition to McCarthyism. | Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Differences Between the Democratic and the Republican Party. | Nov 10, 2014 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 28, 2013 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 06, 2012 | ||
| Added description of the results of the 2010 midterm election. | Nov 03, 2010 | ||
| Deleted "moderate" when referencing the Democratic politicians Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. | Sep 03, 2009 | ||
| The Republican National Committee elected Michael Steele as its first African American chairman. | Feb 03, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - People's Party. | Nov 10, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 05, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Library of Congress - Republican National Political Conventions, 1856-2004. | Sep 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Library of Congress - Republican National Political Conventions, 1856-2004. | Sep 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Pitt County - History of the Republican Party. | Jul 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Socastee Online - History Of The Republican Party. | Jul 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Frances Farmers Revenge - History Of The Republican National Party. | Jul 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Encyclopedia Americana - Republican Party. | Jul 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - American Experience - The Republican Party. | Jul 13, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Mar 16, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Ohio Republican Party. | Sep 11, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the New Jersey Republican State Committee. | Sep 07, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Republican Party of Minnesota. | Aug 03, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Connecticut Republican Party. | Jul 26, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Colorado Republican Party. | Jul 25, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the California Republican Party. | Jul 19, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Arizona Republican Party. | Jul 17, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Georgia Republican Party. | Jul 06, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the West Virginia Republican Party. | Jul 06, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Washington State Republican Party. | Jul 06, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Republican Party of Kentucky. | Jul 06, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Alabama Republican Party. | Jul 06, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Tennessee Republican Party. | Jul 06, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the North Carolina Republican Party. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Missouri Republican Party. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Republican Party of Florida. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Republican Party of Texas. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the North Dakota Republican Party. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Nebraska Republican Party. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the republican party. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Official Site of the Maryland Republican Party. | Jul 05, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the republican party. | May 12, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of the republican party. | May 12, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 12, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Jun 10, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 12, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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