Since the Barry Goldwater conservative invasion of the 1960's, and the Reagan Revolution of the 1980's, the Republican Party espouses a basically conservative philosophy. Concentrations of liberalism and sometimes outright socialism can be found amongst Republicans in the northeast, led by the likes of Governor Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey, who refused to sign a bill banning partial birth abortion. On the other side of the extreme, constitutional libertarianism can be found in Congressman …showed first 75 words of 2329 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2329 total…the Republican Party gains votes from, and represents a wide spectrum of the American public. However there are still voters I'm sure that would fit into any one of these groups but still not vote republican. This could happen for a number of reasons. The may have a personal dislike for the leader of the party or may disagree with only one policy. There are many reasons that could effect the voting of the public.