The Republican Party, often called the GOP or Grand Old Party, has been in existence since its first convention on July 6, 1854, in Jackson, Mich. Created in response to the anti-slavery concerns ...

The Republican Party was not founded as a vehicle for Trumpism ... Though she may not be so left-wing as the Ripon Republicans of 1854, Harris has views that are reasonably in sync with the ...

“After all, the Republican Party had existed for a mere two decades—since its modern founding in 1854—when the GOP moniker ...

The Republican Party were not popular in the South. Southerners believed that they wished to abolish slavery. In the 1860 election the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln won all the Northern states.