The other major party in the American political scene are the Republicans, or GOP. The republicans are on the other side of the political spectrum when compared with the Democrats, and this in turn makes interesting politics to watch.
In my opinion, the GOP have two key strengths as a party. The first is their abilty to have consensus among its party members about issues. If the heads of the party want them to vote no on something, they most likely will. The second major strength the party has is its fiscal responsibility. The GOP for the most part is very strict with the governments and tax payers money, and I view that as a highly favorable thing.
Alas, they also have 2 very big weaknesses as this very moment. The first is there ever increasing inability to change, or atleast meet the Democrats at the middle. This was seen very clearly in healthcare, as President Obama tried to make it a multi-party bill, while the GOP opposed the idea at every moment. Their second weakness is the fact that they are letting the Tea Party movement grow. Bad idea I think, because letting a group of people who act as dumb as they want to influence your politics means your party will suffer, period end of story.
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