Thread: Wikipedia calls McCain a RINO

Voluntary RINOs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_In_Name_Only

Those Republicans who are labeled RINOs sometimes counter that the conservatives who call them RINOs are too far right and too politically naïve. They point out that they can and do win in moderate and liberal areas, and they claim that without their votes the Republicans would have lost control of Congress. Moderates in the Northeast and upper Midwest often point out that the GOP is a historically moderate party with roots in the Northern United States, while many of their conservative critics (especially in the South) are recent converts to the party. Examples include Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, and former Louisiana Congressman Billy Tauzin, both of whom began their political careers as conservative Democrats.

Moderate Republicans say the "RINO" term is only a rhetorical device used to exaggerate the importance of several key issues for many conservatives, most notably abortion and taxes. In recent years, conservatives that are moderate on such issues such as immigration amnesty, and the Iraq War, like Lindsey Graham[19], John McCain[20], and Chuck Hagel[21] have been labeled RINO's.

Some conservative organizations use the term RINO to help describe some of their activities. For instance, California's National Federation of Republican Assemblies started the "RINO Hunters' Club" and the Club for Growth (which demands more tax cuts) started the "RINO Watch." Both groups say they are committed to party unity.


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