party factions

Question 1

GOP moderates

Answer 1

eg Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins - support LGBTQ rights
voted against Trump to repeal Obamacare

Caucus - Tuesday Group - less influential

Question 2

GOP fiscal conservatives

Answer 2

concerned about money more than anything
limited govt so limited spending
eg Rand Paul

2020 election they proposed $4.4 trillion in tax cuts
caucus - Freedom Party

BUT pro defence spending - 2023 budget $834 billion

Question 3

GOP social conservatives

Answer 3

eg Ted Cruz, Ron de Santis

informed by religion
anti-abortion, anti gay rights, anti drugs
support gun rights

caucus - Republican study committee - largest ideological caucus

de Santis - ‘Stop WOKE act’ - blocked
2022 Parental Bill of Rights Act -> book bans eg Life of Rosa Parks

Question 4

DEM liberals

Answer 4

eg. AOC, Sanders, Elizabeth Warren

caucus - congressional progressive caucus

AOC - self ascribed socialist
support universal healthcare, free college tuition

Question 5

DEM moderates

Answer 5

eg Biden

“middle ground” - support high tax and environmental laws

caucus - new democrat coalition

Question 6

DEM conservatives

Answer 6

eg Joe Manchin

caucus - Blue Dog Coalition
socially conservative - eg Manchin does not support gay marriage

more in line with moderate republicans - manchin supported the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh