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The Republicans lost control of the US House of Representatives to the Democrats for 2019-21 in the midterms, while Democrats also made gains at state-level. Yet there is…
US presidents lead their political party. Trump has remade the Republican Party in his image. The question now, therefore, is whether he will continue to lead the Republicans…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257925
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Both groups are backed financially by the Koch brothers, who are leading conservative political donors and have sought to shape the Republican Party in favour of strictly limiting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219809
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Jones won a special election on December 12, 2017, the first Democrat to win a US Senate seat in Alabama for years. His win means that the Republican Party’s Senate majority is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227887
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Scott’s move undercuts the preference of the senior congressional Republican, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, to make the midterm elections purely about President Joe…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267654
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Unlike in most previous presidential election years, many of the protests against the current nomination process for both parties have assumed an existential quality, with many…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212378
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The Super Tuesday primaries allocate about 20% of the Democratic delegates and more than 25% of the Republican delegates for the presidential nomination contests. Solid wins on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209736
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This is one example of lawyers for both main national parties, Democratic and Republican, facing off in court to shape procedures that would conform with social distancing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252188
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Ryan said he will stay on as a representative until this Congress ends in January 2019. However, his departure as speaker, even before it comes, will bring various partisan and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232059
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As Democrats consider the implications of this week’s election results, the idea that demographic change will limit Republican power in the longer term may offer less comfort than…