What does GOP stand for anyway?

Question

You know...the Republican party?

Answer 1

Grand Old Party

(or these days - Gaggles Of Perverts)

Answer 2

Grand Old Party!


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."

Perhaps the use of "the G.O.M." for Britain's Prime Minister William E. Gladstone in 1882 as " the Grand Old Man" stimulated the use of GOP in the United States soon after.

In early motorcar days, GOP took on the term "get out and push." During the 1964 presidential campaign, "Go-Party" was used briefly, and during the Nixon Administration, frequent references to the "generation of peace" had happy overtones. In line with moves in the '70s to modernize the party, Republican leaders took to referring to the "grand old party," hearkening back to a 1971 speech by President Nixon at the dedication of the Eisenhower Republican Center in Washington, D.C.

Indeed, the "grand old party" is an ironic term, since the Democrat Party was organized some 22 years earlier in 1832.

Answer 3

GOP stands for Grand Old Party. It is an old nickname for the Republican Party. I think it was coined sometime in the late 1800s.

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."

Answer 4

It stands for Grand Old Party

Answer 5

Grand old Party

Answer 6

G.Grand O. Old P. Party

Answer 7

Grand old party but Greedy oil pinheads is better

Answer 8

It originally stood for "Government of the People." And that's still the official name on the ballot in a lot of States.

But Republicans have been denying that for years, because they find the concept outmoded and disagreeable.

The way they carry on these days, I'm starting to think it stands for "Gang of Pedophiles."

Answer 9

Gorging Oil Party. Or, Gross Old Party.

Answer 10

I don't know what it stands for, but, it votes for large federal budget deficits, bigger government, surveillance methodologies that violate the constitution, using the military for efforts that only have political solutions, and using antiquated moral directives in campaign speeches intended to stimulate its christian fundamentalist base...