Current Events > Are Republicans intrinsically more united than Democrats? If so, why?

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Because they are a small tent party that only caters to greed and spite. The Democratic party has many different interests and goals in it so sometimes there are disagreements.

Democrats disagree on the right "plan" to make things better.

Republicans want destruction. Destruction needs no plan.

On top of what others have pointed out, right-wing media literally uses brainwashing techniques historically used by cults. So the base falls in line much more subserviently.

They are also made up of some of the richest people on the planet.

You can do a lot if you have money.

Because they are a small tent party that only caters to greed and spite. The Democratic party has many different interests and goals in it so sometimes there are disagreements.

No, they're not.

Seriously, one look at the Republican party should tell you this. Republicans are an alliance of convenience of four major groups, none of whom share much common ground beyond their hatred of the Democrats:

No, they're not.

Seriously, one look at the Republican party should tell you this. Republicans are an alliance of convenience of four major groups, none of whom share much common ground beyond their hatred of the Democrats:

-Big Business and the Wealthy, who are in favour of deregulation and low taxes, but otherwise generally favour socially progressive policies (because then the government is paying for things that they would otherwise need to provide for and/or which, if left unaddressed, would impede their ability to accumulate wealth - think healthcare or education).

-The Religious Right, who generally favour socially conservative policies on religion and abortion, but often still favour a strong social safety net for moral reasons.

-"Tea Party"-style far-right - mostly wonks who favour extreme positions on low taxes, privatization of everything, and the removal of as much of the government as possible.

-The MAGA Cult, whose beliefs are whatever Donald Trump says they are at the time. The most fascistic of the group, they favour a large, centralized government (directed at outgroups they don't like), which is against traditional conservative orthodoxy, but they're currently a large enough faction to overrule the old guard. Generally more focused on identity and grievance politics, as well as fighting the culture war, than the other three groups.

These four groups share an uneasy alliance, but one look at Republicans trying to govern (or the slew of Republican voters asking what the fuck Trump is doing right now) should give you some idea as to their (lack of) unity of purpose, as many of their goals are mutually exclusive, if not outright antithetical to one another.

Democrats are more united, because groups further left tend to have a greater appreciation of the needs of the collective than groups on the right, but they also have a larger proportion of "soft"/apathetic voters who don't turn up for them.

Republicans don't spend months talking themselves out of voting for their guy (unfortunately)

Not necessarily more united, but definitely more willing to throw away their morals, values and integrity for a W

No, they're not.

Seriously, one look at the Republican party should tell you this. Republicans are an alliance of convenience of four major groups, none of whom share much common ground beyond their hatred of the Democrats:

-Big Business and the Wealthy, who are in favour of deregulation and low taxes, but otherwise generally favour socially progressive policies (because then the government is paying for things that they would otherwise need to provide for and/or which, if left unaddressed, would impede their ability to accumulate wealth - think healthcare or education).

-The Religious Right, who generally favour socially conservative policies on religion and abortion, but often still favour a strong social safety net for moral reasons.

-"Tea Party"-style far-right - mostly wonks who favour extreme positions on low taxes, privatization of everything, and the removal of as much of the government as possible.

-The MAGA Cult, whose beliefs are whatever Donald Trump says they are at the time. The most fascistic of the group, they favour a large, centralized government (directed at outgroups they don't like), which is against traditional conservative orthodoxy, but they're currently a large enough faction to overrule the old guard. Generally more focused on identity and grievance politics, as well as fighting the culture war, than the other three groups.

These four groups share an uneasy alliance, but one look at Republicans trying to govern (or the slew of Republican voters asking what the fuck Trump is doing right now) should give you some idea as to their (lack of) unity of purpose, as many of their goals are mutually exclusive, if not outright antithetical to one another.

Democrats are more united, because groups further left tend to have a greater appreciation of the needs of the collective than groups on the right, but they also have a larger proportion of "soft"/apathetic voters who don't turn up for them.

It's easy to be against things.

This is also true. At this point, the GOP policy platform is defined entirely by things that they hate.

They don't actually "stand" for anything anymore.

That's unfair -- Republicans stand for bigotry and for tax cuts for the rich.

At the end of the day they all still morr united behind whoever the Republican General nominee is.

They don't spend months after the primary is over through purity nonsense and moral posturing their own that their general nominee isn't perfect without flaws they disagree with.

Sure they will infight amongst their own, but when it matters on general election night, they show up to at the very least make sure a Democrat doesn't win. Or in their eyes, a radical left communist.

Because they are a small tent party that only caters to greed and spite. The Democratic party has many different interests and goals in it so sometimes there are disagreements.

Democrats disagree on the right "plan" to make things better.

Republicans want destruction. Destruction needs no plan.