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Wade. Stance on Death Penalty. While support for the death penalty is strong among Democrats, opponents of the death penalty are a substantial fraction of the Democratic base. A large majority of Republicans support the death penalty. Stance on Taxes. Progressive (high income earners should be taxed at a higher rate).
Nov 3, 2021 · REUTERS/Leah Millis. WASHINGTON, Oct 8 Senator Mitch McConnell, long known as the Republican mastermind in Congress, lost support among some members of his own party this week after offering Democrats a temporary deal to avert a cataclysmic U.S. credit default and safeguard the Senates endangered super-majority rule.
Nov 9, 2022 · Britannica says: “Democrats are generally considered liberal, while Republicans are seen as conservative. The Democratic Party typically supports a larger government role in economic issues ...
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Democrats are often thought of as liberal, in the sense that they are in favor of government playing a larger role in social affairs. Republicans are often thought of as conservative, in the sense that they tend to advocate for smaller government. That is a very simplified explanation; what follows is a slightly more elaborate one.
Oct 26, 2021 · As the leading Republican senator, McConnell confronted and pressured other Republican senators who were willing to negotiate with Democrats and the Obama administration. According to Purdue University political scientist Bert A. Rockman, “pure party line voting has been evident now for some time … but rarely has the tactic of ‘oppositionism’ been so boldly stated as McConnell did.”
Jun 24, 2009 · Mitch McConnell is an influential Republican politician who has represented Kentucky in the U.S. Senate since 1985. He has served as majority whip (2003–07), minority leader (2007–15; 2021– ), and majority leader (2015–21). In 2024 he announced that he would be stepping down as minority leader later that year.
The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Riverside County. Darker red areas have relatively more Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats compared to other counties in California, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
