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'''"Country Club Republican"''' also known as a "Country Club Conservative" or "Establishment Republican" is an expression employed, usually pejoratively, to describe certain members of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the [[United States]]. Some of the characteristics attributed to country club Republicans are higher than average income or inherited wealth, [[Fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] opinions but with liberal, moderate or indifferent views on social issues such as [[abortion in the United States|abortion]], [[censorship]], and [[gay rights]].<ref name="The Country Club Image">[http://www.csmonitor.com/1992/0814/14181.html The Country Club Image] [[Christian Science Monitor]] 1992-08-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/1996/1126/112696.us.us.2.html Americans Discover New Way to Worship: The Study Group] [[Christian Science Monitor]] 1996-11-26</ref> and to be more likely to have attended prestigious colleges and universities than most other Republican Party members.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/1999/1123/p3s1.html Faith Shapes Bauer's Visions for the White House] [[Christian Science Monitor]] 1999-11-23</ref> |
'''"Country Club Republican"''' also known as a "Country Club Conservative" or "Establishment Republican" is an expression employed, usually pejoratively, to describe certain members of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the [[United States]]. Some of the characteristics attributed to country club Republicans are higher than average income or inherited wealth, [[Fiscal conservatism|fiscally conservative]] opinions but with liberal, moderate or indifferent views on social issues such as [[abortion in the United States|abortion]], [[censorship]], and [[gay rights]].<ref name="The Country Club Image">[http://www.csmonitor.com/1992/0814/14181.html The Country Club Image] [[Christian Science Monitor]] 1992-08-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/1996/1126/112696.us.us.2.html Americans Discover New Way to Worship: The Study Group] [[Christian Science Monitor]] 1996-11-26</ref> and to be more likely to have attended prestigious colleges and universities than most other Republican Party members.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/1999/1123/p3s1.html Faith Shapes Bauer's Visions for the White House] [[Christian Science Monitor]] 1999-11-23</ref> |
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Politicians said to be country club Republicans include: President [[George H. W. Bush]],<ref name="The Country Club Image"/> former governor of [[New Jersey]] [[Thomas Kean]],<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE7DF1530F930A25755C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 Raising Kean's Name] [[New York Times]] 2004-06-13</ref> and Texas Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD91030F930A35755C0A965958260&scp=4&sq=%22country+club+republican&st=nyt Senator Trails in Texas, and Slugs Alone] [[New York Times]] 1993-06-03</ref> |
Politicians said to be country club Republicans include: President [[George H. W. Bush]] and his brother [[Jeb Bush]], Governor and presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]], <ref name="The Country Club Image"/> former governor of [[New Jersey]] [[Thomas Kean]],<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE7DF1530F930A25755C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 Raising Kean's Name] [[New York Times]] 2004-06-13</ref> and Texas Senator [[Kay Bailey Hutchison]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD91030F930A35755C0A965958260&scp=4&sq=%22country+club+republican&st=nyt Senator Trails in Texas, and Slugs Alone] [[New York Times]] 1993-06-03</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:16, 19 April 2016
"Country Club Republican" also known as a "Country Club Conservative" or "Establishment Republican" is an expression employed, usually pejoratively, to describe certain members of the Republican Party in the United States. Some of the characteristics attributed to country club Republicans are higher than average income or inherited wealth, fiscally conservative opinions but with liberal, moderate or indifferent views on social issues such as abortion, censorship, and gay rights.[1][2] and to be more likely to have attended prestigious colleges and universities than most other Republican Party members.[3]
Politicians said to be country club Republicans include: President George H. W. Bush and his brother Jeb Bush, Governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, [1] former governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean,[4] and Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.[5]
See also
- Chamber of Commerce Republican
- Country club
- Republican establishment
- Liberal Republican
- Republican In Name Only (RINO)
- Rockefeller Republican
References
- ^ a b The Country Club Image Christian Science Monitor 1992-08-14.
- ^ Americans Discover New Way to Worship: The Study Group Christian Science Monitor 1996-11-26
- ^ Faith Shapes Bauer's Visions for the White House Christian Science Monitor 1999-11-23
- ^ Raising Kean's Name New York Times 2004-06-13
- ^ Senator Trails in Texas, and Slugs Alone New York Times 1993-06-03
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