When did Democrats and Republicans switch platforms?
WEBOct 17, 2022 · When did Democrats and Republicans switch platforms, changing their political stances — and why? The Republicans used to favor big government, while Democrats were committed to curbing...
Why these Democrats are defecting to the Republican Party - Vox
WEBApr 11, 2023 · Four state lawmakers have now switched from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party in the last month. It’s part of a decades-long trend that’s helped the GOP consolidate power in certain...
Why Republicans are red and Democrats are blue | CNN
WEB2 days ago · CNN's 1980 election night coverage shows the US map turned almost entirely blue, as Republican Ronald Reagan swept to victory. The idea that Republicans are red and Democrats are blue may, today ...
Eric Rauchway: When and Why Did the Parties Switch Places?
WEBMay 20, 2010 · When and why did the Republicans, who had favored so strong a central government in Washington that they would accept a civil war rather than see its power curbed, become the party rhetorically...
More than 1 million voters switch to GOP, raising alarm for …
WEBJun 27, 2022 · More than 1 million voters across 43 states have switched to the Republican Party over the last year, according to voter registration data analyzed by The Associated Press.
Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation's largest ...
WEBSep 22, 2023 · Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching to the Republican Party, making the city the largest in the U.S. with a GOP mayor.
Inside the Party Switch That Blew Up North Carolina Politics
WEBJul 30, 2023 · Inside the Party Switch That Blew Up North Carolina Politics. Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who supported abortion rights, was encouraged to run for a state House seat by powerful Republicans....
North Carolina’s new Republican supermajority, explained | Vox
WEBApr 9, 2023 · A North Carolina Democrat left the party — and shifted the balance of power. Tricia Cotham’s switch gives the GOP a supermajority, further eroding Democrats’ influence.
Politicians Who Switch Parties - The New York Times
WEBApr 10, 2023 · Politicians Who Switch Parties - The New York Times. Neil Vigdor Reporting on national politics. The defection of a Democratic state lawmaker to the Republican Party in North Carolina upended...
Liz Cheney Suggests a New Political Party May Be Needed
WEB1 day ago · The Republican Party itself was founded in the 1850s out of the wreckage of failed political parties. But the structural and political obstacles to forming a new party in the modern era are daunting.