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Interest Aggregation in the Current U.S. Republican Party

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Interest Aggregation in the Current U.S. Republican

Party

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Divisions within the Republican PartySocial Conservatives    • Pro-life• Opposed to same-sex

marriage

Capital Punishment• Generally support

stricter punishment and enforcement

Economic Conservatives• Favor free market

o  Laissez-faire system

• Personal responsibility over the welfare system

• Reduction in taxes as much as possible

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Social and Economic Issues of Debate

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Balancing the Budget

• The candidates are overall divided on the best way to balance the budget

• Tax Cuts

• Cut wasteful spending

• "Business Oriented“

• Bachmann suggested a "balanced budget" amendment to the constitution• This has been ruled out as unrealistic

because it could not pass the Senate or survive a Presidential veto

 

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National Security: Immigration & Securing Borders

• Source of population growth and cultural change

• US-Mexico border = most frequently crossed international border

• Republican Party is in support of:– Tightening the Border– Setting up a fence across

the entire border– Preventing illegal

immigrants from receiving citizenship

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National Security: War in Afghanistan and Iraq

  The War on Terror continues to be an important issue and is playing a large role in the 2012 election

The majority of candidates support continued fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq until the region is stable

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Healthcare    All candidates want Democratic Health Care Reform Bill repealed Replace with "patient -centered" and free market approach to health care

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Republican Candidates

 

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Mitt Romney • Former Governor of Massachusetts

• Opponent of “Obamacare”, supports market-based reforms, and state-funded healthcare

• Government-run Security program is essential

• Increased legal immigration, decreased illegal immigration and amenities

• Supports maintaining troops in the Middle East

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Newt Gingrich• Viewpoint on Social Security• believes that the system has

been broken for decades and thinks that instead of "reshuffling", "restructuring" is necessary 

• Viewpoint on National Security o supports putting up a fence,

securing the borders and enforcing the laws

o wants to continue fighting in Afghanistan and believes that part of the War on Terror involves fighting in Iraq

• Viewpoint on Healthcareo “Obamacare” is health care

"deformed": repeal & replace. o Medicaid/Medicare fraud: stop

paying the crooks

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-january-26-2012/indecision-2012---2012--a-space-oddity

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Rick Santorum

• Viewpoint on Social Securityo  supports voluntary privatization of

Social Securityo  wants to raise retirement age

 • Viewpoint on National

Securityo strongly opposes the withdrawal of

troops from Afghanistan and Iraqo against granting rights to

immigrants, supports establishing a fence on the Mexican-American border

• Viewpoint on Healthcareo  strongly disapproves of

“Obamacare”, 1st executive order = repeal

o doesn't approve of prescription medicine coverage with Medicare

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Ron Paul

 

• Doctor and Author, as well as US Congressman for 14th Congressional District of Texas

• Six-point plan to stop illegal immigration

• Foreign policy of non-intervention, neutrality, and independence

• Against Obamacare and for affordable insurance

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Michele Bachmann

• leader of the Tea Party Caucus and US Representative from Minnesota

• Supports privatizing Social Security, repealing “Obamacare”, and introducing the Ryan Plan

• 4-Point Immigration Platform

• Supports continuing in the Middle East

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Herman Cain • Born December 13, 1945 in Atlanta,

GA• CEO of Godfather's Pizza• Vice President of Pillsbury• Host of the Herman Cain Talk Show• Only candidate who isn't a politician • Nine Nine Nine - tax plan • On Social Security:

o Believes that instead of "reshuffling" Social Security, "restructuring" it is necessary

• On National Security:o Wants to secure border with fenceo Believes War on Terror involves

fighting in Iraq

• On Healthcare:o Wants to repeal and replace

“Obamacare” with free market approach

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Rick Perry Governor of Texas • Reform Social Security

 • National Security

o Immigrationo Afghanistano Send troops back to Iraq

• Viewpoint on Healthcareo Wipe out “Obamacare”

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Republican Party presidential primaries

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Iowa

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New Hampshire

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South Carolina

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Florida

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