How many factions are there within the Republican Party?

The Radical Republicans were a major factor of the party from its inception in 1854 until the end of the Reconstruction Era in 1877. The Radicals strongly opposed slavery and later advocated equal rights for the freedmen and women. They were often at odds with the moderate and conservative factions of the party. read more

The Republicans are no different in that respect but the problem happens when you get a party within a party that gets in the way of progress then you need a very strong leader and sometimes the courage to throw that group out to get party discipline. read more

This faction has traditionally lacked three things to give it broader appeal within the Republican Party, on its own: Fiscal Policy - The ability to tax and spend has led this faction as the main deficit groups in the last stages of the Cold War only to be outdone by Democratically emplaced 'entitlements'. read more