I am following the mid term elections and I am trying to understand the jargons/abv. being used.
2006-11-08 08:42:39 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
GOP is the abreviation for the republicans- it stands for Grand Old Party
2006-11-08 08:44:44 · answer #1 · answered by tamumd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GOP=Grand Old Party
The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States' two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. Since 1856 Republicans have won 23 of the 38 presidential elections which they've contested, including 7 of the last 10; eighteen of the twenty-eight U.S. Presidents since 1857 have been Republicans.
In addition to controlling the Executive Branch since 2001, the Republican Party has held majorities in the United States Senate almost continuously since the 1994 election. They won the United States House of Representatives from the 1994 through the 2004 elections, losing control in 2006.
2006-11-08 08:45:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
For many Republicans, GOP stands for:
Grand old Party
Gallant old Party
God's own Party
Get out and Push
For other Republicans LIKE ME it's:
Government of the People
The latter description is most closely associated with the widely held Republican philosophy that the people can best govern themselves.
All have been used alternately by Republicans for years which is partly why the party might be looking to drop it. The first three make us sound kind of pompous while the last two "Get Out and Push" and "Government of the People" are much more descriptive of our beliefs in perseverance and being of the people.
2006-11-08 16:55:37 · answer #3 · answered by Brenda M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOP is a term for the republican party
im not really sure of its origin but i think it used to be called the "grand old party" cause the democratic party wasnt in place until many years after
2006-11-08 08:46:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Old Party
2006-11-08 08:47:14 · answer #5 · answered by DENISE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOP stands for Grand Old Party and refers to the Republicans. Conservative also means republican. Liberal refers to Democrats (I don't believe they have another term like GOP to refer to them). Then there are the independents (sometimes called Indies), and then a bunch of third party deals like Green Party, Libertarian, and Constitution party which generally focus on one issue and rarely make any real dent in major politics in America.
2006-11-08 08:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Ol Party or the Republicans
2006-11-08 08:44:58 · answer #7 · answered by E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOP is an acronym for Grand Ole Party. It is not an American thing, only applies to the United States, you could say that it is a United Statesian concern.
2006-11-08 08:48:46 · answer #8 · answered by Eli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand Old Party. The Republicans. I'm not sure where they got the nickname GOP.
2006-11-08 08:45:09 · answer #9 · answered by Chris J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOP = Grand Old Party. Republican logo they got hung on them from the early days of politics in America.
2006-11-08 08:47:49 · answer #10 · answered by Cabana C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋