Note:GOP was originally an abbreviation of "Grand Old Party."
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But in Virginia, which has never voted for Trump in his three races, a connection to the president could hurt either GOP candidate in the general election.—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025 New bills backed by GOP legislators would mean school districts could no longer consider a book’s artistic, literary, political or scientific value when deciding whether to keep it.—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025 On Capitol Hill, where there could be legislative consequences, the most noticeable GOP opposition is coming from the Senate side.—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025 While the Medicaid amendment was put forward by Republicans, the bulk of the proposals are expected to be from Democrats who want to put their GOP counterparts on the record on a series of difficult issues.—Al Weaver, The Hill, 5 Apr. 2025 The Senate calls for just $4 billion in spending cuts, but GOP leadership emphasizes that's a low floor and that committees will be on the hunt for far more.—Time, 5 Apr. 2025 Some other Republican senators have been critical of the tariffs, such as Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has warned that tariffs will come at a cost for the GOP.—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025 Democrats, as the minority party, don’t have the votes to stop the GOP plan.—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 The likely matchup could prove to be Cornyn’s toughest primary battle yet as Texas Republican primary voters lurch toward the right and his popularity among GOP voters drops from 2020 highs.—Kayla Guo, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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