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  • Republicans to Drop Measure Labeling Democrats 'Socialist'

    05/20/2009 5:15:39 PM PDT · by pleikumud · 60 replies · 2,123+ views
    Fox News online ^ | May 20, 2009
    GOP Chairman Michael Steele had opposed the name-changing resolution, and other party leaders have called it "stupid" and "absurd." Republicans on Wednesday abandoned an effort to label their opponents the "Democrat Socialist Party," ending a fight within the GOP ranks that reflected the divide between those who want a more centrist message and those seeking a more aggressive, conservative voice. Supporters of the resolution asking the Democratic Party to change its name instead agreed to accept language urging Democrats to "stop pushing our country towards socialism and government control." The initial name-changing resolution had drawn criticism from Republican National Committee...