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Interest Aggregation in the Current U.S. Republican Party. By: Jeanne Almeida, Richard Lynch, Craig Castiglia, and Courtney Hogan. Review of Concepts. Interest Aggregation The process by which political demands are combined into policy programs Political Parties - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Interest Aggregation in the Current U.S. Republican
PartyBy: Jeanne Almeida, Richard Lynch, Craig Castiglia, and Courtney Hogan
Review of Concepts
• Interest Aggregationo The process by which political demands are
combined into policy programs• Political Parties
o groups or organizations that seek to place candidates in office that represent the community's interests
• Party Systemo The number of parties and the relationships
between each party
Division of Political Parties within the United States
The Tea Party: From Articulation to Aggregation
Divisions within the Republican PartySocial Conservatives • Pro-life• Opposed to same-sex
marriage
Strong gun rights
Capital Punishment• Generally support
stricter punishment and enforcement
Economic Conservatives• Favor free market
o Laissez-faire system
• Personal responsibility over the welfare system
• Reduction in taxes as much as possible
Social and Economic Issues of Debate
Social SecurityDue to Americans' concerns with the sustainability of Social Security, most Republicans are endorsing the issue of social security reform and a plan to partially "privatize" it.
Balancing the Budget -The candidates are overall divided on the best way to balance the budget- Tax Cuts- Cut wasteful spending- "Business Oriented"-Bachmann suggested a "balanced budget" amendment to the constitution• This has been ruled out as unrealistic
because it could not pass the Senate or survive a Presidential veto
-Republicans in the House and the Budget
National Security: Immigration & Securing Borders
• Source of population growth and cultural change
• US-Mexico border = most frequently crossed international border
• Republican Party is in support of:– Tightening the Border– Setting up a fence across
the entire border– Preventing illegal
immigrants from receiving amenities and citizenship
National Security: War in Afghanistan and Iraq
The War on Terror continues to be an important issue and is playing a large role in the 2012 election
The majority of candidates support continued fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq until the region is stable
Healthcare All candidates want Democratic Health Care Reform Bill repealed Replace with "patient -centered" and free market approach to health care
Republican Candidates
Michele Bachmann• leader of the Tea Party Caucus
and US Representative from Minnesota
• Supports privatizing Social Security, repealing Obamacare, and introducing the Ryan Plan
• 4-Point Immigration Platform
• Supports continuing in the Middle East
Mitt Romney • Governor of Massachusetts
• Opponent of Obamacare, supports market-based reforms, and state-funded healthcare
• Government-run Security program is essential
• Increased legal immigration, decreased illegal immigration and amenities
• Supports maintaining troops in the Middle East
Rick Santorum• Viewpoint on Social
Securityo supports voluntary privatization of
Social Securityo wants to raise retirement age
• Viewpoint on National
Securityo strongly opposes the withdrawal of
troops from Afghanistan and Iraqo against granting rights to
immigrants, supports establishing a fence on the Mexican-American border
• Viewpoint on Healthcareo strongly disapproves of
Obamacare, 1st executive order = repeal
o doesn't approve of prescription medicine coverage with Medicare
Rick Perry Governor of Texas • Reform Social Security
• National Security
o Immigrationo Afghanistan
• Viewpoint on Healthcareo Wipe out ObamaCare
Herman Cain • Born December 13, 1945 in Atlanta,
GA• CEO of Godfather's Pizza• Vice President of Pillsbury• Host of the Herman Cain Talk Show• Only candidate who isn't a politician • On Social Security:
o Believes that instead of "reshuffling" Social Security, "restructuring" it is necessary
• On National Security:o Wants to secure border with fenceo Believes War on Terror involves
fighting in Iraq• On Healthcare:
o Wants to repeal and replace ObamaCare with free market approach
Newt Gingrich• Viewpoint on Social
Security• believes that the system has been broken
for decades and thinks that instead of "reshuffling", "restructuring" is necessary
• Viewpoint on National Security o supports putting up a fence,
securing the borders and enforcing the laws
o wants to continue fighting in Afghanistan and believes that part of the War on Terror involves fighting in Iraq
• Viewpoint on Healthcareo ObamaCare is health care
"deformed": repeal & replace. o Medicaid/Medicare fraud: stop
paying the crooks
Ron Paul
• Doctor and Author, as well as US Congressman for 14th Congressional District of Texas
• Six-point plan to stop illegal immigration
• Foreign policy of non-intervention, neutrality, and independence
• Against Obamacare and for affordable insurance
Question 1
Of the issues discussed in the presentation, which interest do you think will affect the results of the election the most and why?
Question 2
Why do you think the Tea Party has become one of the biggest groups that the Republican Party aggregates interest from?
Question 3
How has interest aggregation shaped American political culture?
HIGHLIGHTS OF DEBATE
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2011/09/13/tea-party-debate-zingers.cnn?iref=videosearch
Works Cited
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