2006-10-13 14:35:30 · 11 answers · asked by Sarah N 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It stands for the "Grand Old Party." It is no longer Grand, and it is anything but a party...a disaster, perhaps, but certainly no party that I would give...or vote for either.
2006-10-13 14:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
'A favorite of headline writers, GOP dates back to the 1870s and '80s. The abbreviation was cited in a New York Herald story on October 15, 1884; "' The G.O.P. Doomed,' shouted the Boston Post.... The Grand Old Party is in condition to inquire...."
But what GOP stands for has changed with the times. In 1875 there was a citation in the Congressional Record referring to "this gallant old party," and , according to Harper's Weekly, in the Cincinnati Commercial in 1876 to "Grand Old Party."'
2006-10-13 21:48:26 · answer #2 · answered by me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Old Party... this derives from meetings of Civil War Veterans (Union) who were almost all, strong Republicans.
The party was created in 1854, Lincoln was the first Republican President 1860.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary the first known reference to the Republican party as the "grand old party" came in 1876. The first use of the abbreviation G.O.P. is dated 1884. The symbol of the Republican party, an elephant, dates from an 1874 cartoon by Thomas Nast. In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Republican Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the eagle, as opposed to the Democratic rooster. This symbol still appears on Indiana and Oklahoma ballots.
2006-10-13 21:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by mariner31 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the acronym to describe the Republican Party. It stands for Grand Ol' Party. Dates back like 200 years or so.
2006-10-13 21:38:01 · answer #4 · answered by Sharp Marble 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Grand Old Party aka republicans which are often old but not grand.
2006-10-13 21:38:15 · answer #5 · answered by tarro 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Simple....it's the Grand Old Party. Another name for republican party.
2006-10-13 21:37:41 · answer #6 · answered by Robbie trd 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Greedy Obese Pedophiles or Republicans
2006-10-13 21:38:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Sounds like a kind of soup. Goat/Osterich/Pirahna.
2006-10-13 21:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GRAND OIL PARTY.
GOOFY OLD POLITICIANS.
GRUMPY OLD POLITICIANS.
It's actually the
GRAND OLD PARTY.
Not so grand anymore with all the corruption.
2006-10-14 03:45:42 · answer #9 · answered by Schona 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bunch of rich people who only look out for themselves
2006-10-13 21:41:29 · answer #10 · answered by Lexi 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋