What’s the “GOP?”
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August 15, 2008, 1:20 pm
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Filed under: Quotes and Articles
“GOP stands for Grand Old Party. It is an old nickname for the Republican Party.
The first Republican president was Abraham Lincoln. After the Civil War, the upstart Republicans were perceived as the party that won the war. The Republicans who were firmly fixed into the Federal Government were ironically dubbed the “Gallant Old Party,” which soon became known as the “Grand Old Party,” which was then shortened to the “GOP.” The Republicans are conservative, they favor reducing the size and role of the government, and they support the rights of the individual.”
Summary: The GOP (Grand Old Party) is the Republican Party.
From wiki.answers.com, for those who wondered about the origin of the acronym.
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Nice posting about the origins of the GOP! Being that President Lincoln kept our country together, lets hope the New GOP can do the same. I have a related post as well. http://voteforjavier.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/the-new-gop-not-the-grand-old-party/
Comment by Javier Zuluaga January 9, 2010 @ 7:49 pm