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The executive committee comprises fiftyfour republicans from throughout our commonwealth with members representing every congressional district in kentucky. Maybe republicans really are in disarray nate silver debates nate silver. If you dont have ideas, you got nothing, and frankly my republican party doesnt like ideas, kasich said. Political parties have also been organized in various ways. The origins of the republican party, 18521856 william e. Political parties are entities which evolve over time and, at no point in time, are they ever entirely monolithic.
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