Republican Party (Southern U.S.)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Republican_Party_(Southern_U.S.)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GOP
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:dominantIn gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Arkansas
gptkb:Florida
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisiana
gptkb:Mississippi
gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Reconstruction_era
post-Civil War era
gptkbp:historicalOpposition gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:Solid_South_Democrats
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republican Party (Southern U.S.)
gptkbp:ideology conservatism
right-wing politics
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Solid_South
gptkb:Southern_Strategy
Southern realignment
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Nikki_Haley
gptkb:Lindsey_Graham
gptkb:Marco_Rubio
gptkb:Newt_Gingrich
gptkb:Rick_Perry
gptkb:Ron_DeSantis
gptkb:Strom_Thurmond
Mitch McConnell
Ted Cruz
gptkbp:notableShift adopted Southern Strategy
benefited from Civil Rights realignment
emphasized economic conservatism
emphasized social conservatism
emphasized states' rights
gained dominance in late 20th century
increased evangelical Christian support
shifted from minority to majority party in South
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:political_position center-right
right-wing
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Southern_United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democratic_Party_(Southern_U.S.)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6