The US Republican Party mostly includes members that are moderate, conservative, or Libertarian.
The Republican Party is one of the two bigger political parties in the United States of America. <u>Members of the Republican Party are, in its majority, people who consider themselves to be either moderate, conservative, or Libertarian. </u>
With some differences, these type of Republicans share core values that make them belong to the GOP such as the belief in a limited government, high moral and ethical standards, individual responsibility, among many others.
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