[AuntB]

I think what the person who wrote the line you quoted meant was the GOP reminds him of the old ‘Tories’ (UN American)

[Zhang Fei]

I think what the person who wrote the line you quoted meant was the GOP reminds him of the old ‘Tories’ (UN American)

The reference is to the current Conservative Party, which is well left of the Democratic Party here. The British political scene is composed entirely of left-wing parties. The Conservative Party is center-left.