Quote:He's been a proponent of Common core, forget opposing it, he's practically a spokesperson for it.

 

 

I see 3 factions in the Republican party.

 

1.) Establishment Neo-Conservative wing (Mike Huckabee, George Bush, John McCain, Mitt Romney, John Boehner, Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio)

 

Typically they're very war hawkish. Big on "national defense" and preemptive war maneuvers. No problem with Government first solutions for social issues. Soft on Border Control and pro big brother surveillance legislation (Patriot Act, NDAA, and so on)

 

2.) Social Conservatives wing (Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, Ron DeSantis, Fred Thompson)

 

Focused primarily on social issues and traditional values. The End result is what matter most to social conservatives, not the means to achieving that goal which why of all the factions in the GOP they've lost most ground. Typically Social Conservatives are stricter on Border Control then the Neo-Conservatives and not nearly as War-Hawkish as the Neo-Cons but they still default to legislative solutions on Moral issues. Social Conservatives do however tend to take anti-surveillance stands. 

 

3.) Libertarian Conservative wing (Rand Paul, Mike Lee, Justin Amish,  Ted Yoho, Ron Paul)

 

Really a minority in the GOP but the ones left typically are viewed as radical minority. Very anti-War Hawkish and take strong stands against preemptive war maneuvers. Strict Border Control and anti-surveillance legislation across the board. Typically oppose moral legislation across the board with the exception being abortion (there are more liberal wings within the libertarian movement that support pro-choice stances but I'm talking about the republican libertarian wing.) Focused primarily on domestic policy's and borderline isolationism on foreign policy (all though you won't get many of them to admit it publicly.)