Most liberal state GOP/most conservative state Dems

[Sir Mohamed]

Which state Republican Party is the most liberal/moderate? And which state Democratic Party is the most conservative? So, where are the most RINOS and DINOS?


I go with the MA GOP, but no idea about Dems. AL, WY or TX maybe?

[smoltchanov]

CT GOP may be even more moderate then MA - it's much more difficult to make successfull career as Republican in Massachusetts, so "faithful of faithful" (and thus - conservative)  tend to dominate Massachusetts party on local level. And, surely, after vast majority of conservative whites left Democratic party in the South, and party there became, essentially, "black party" - it became much more liberal then in many other states. I would name KY, WV, WY as candidates for most conservative Democratic parties (WY - because of very strong libertarian pro-gun streak even among Democrats)

[Torie]

The NY GOP is pretty moderate.

[Young Conservative]

I vote WV Dems and Mass GOP

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

Massachusetts Republicans are not the correct answer, 'moderate' figures like Weld and Baker notwithstanding.

[Vega]

Outside of the Southern states, I would say that the most conservative Dem parties are in Hawaii and Rhode Island. A good deal of the rank and file Democratic legislators in the former should be Republicans, and some were.

[smoltchanov]

Outside of the Southern states, I would say that the most conservative Dem parties are in Hawaii and Rhode Island. A good deal of the rank and file Democratic legislators in the former should be Republicans, and some were.

Normal situation for essentially 1-party states. I can name substantial number of Wyoming and Utah moderate Republican legislators, who would be a moderate (or even moderate-liberal) Democrats in many other states. But in Utah and Wyoming the Democratic nomination is, usually, useless, so they try to build their career as moderate Republicans. Hawaii and Rhode Island vice versa....

And in number of Southern states a big part of "sane wing" (usually - moderate conservative) of Republican party consist of former Democrats. It became much more convenient and easy for them to run and win as Republicans, so - they switched, but most of them were always more pragmatists then ideologues, so they filled the ranks of "sane wing" of Republican party..

[traininthedistance]

Rhode Island for both.  

(Not actually true, but possibly true for most liberal GOP, which still has its share of Chaffee types, and the Dems are quite conservative for a blue state.  The gap between the two parties is almost certainly smallest there.)

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Which state Republican Party is the most liberal/moderate? And which state Democratic Party is the most conservative? So, where are the most RINOS and DINOS?


I go with the MA GOP, but no idea about Dems. AL, WY or TX maybe?

Are you implying there's such a thing as Alabama Democratic Party?

I mean, they're rumours it exists, but all the clues so far has been some blurry photos:

 

[James Bond 007]

I don't follow any state politics besides my own.  Our Republicans are of the utmost conservative.

[Kingpoleon]

VT GOP/LA DEM

[P123]

Which state Republican Party is the most liberal/moderate? And which state Democratic Party is the most conservative? So, where are the most RINOS and DINOS?


I go with the MA GOP, but no idea about Dems. AL, WY or TX maybe?

Are you implying there's such a thing as Alabama Democratic Party?

I mean, they're rumours it exists, but all the clues so far has been some blurry photos:

 

Legend has it they once dominated state politics.

[P123]

Most Liberal:Rhode Island/NY GOP
Most Conservative:OK/ARKANSAS DEMS

Oklahoma is clearly has the most Conservative Democratic party, I mean just look at the rage voting against Obama and random candidates getting high % this year. Fun fact, many Hawaii Conservatives are registered/elected as Democrats do to the Republicans having no electoral power.

[smoltchanov]

Most Liberal:Rhode Island/NY GOP
Most Conservative:OK/ARKANSAS DEMS

Oklahoma is clearly has the most Conservative Democratic party, I mean just look at the rage voting against Obama and random candidates getting high % this year. Fun fact, many Hawaii Conservatives are registered/elected as Democrats do to the Republicans having no electoral power.

Yes on Hawaii, No on Oklahoma (old-style conservative Democrats are mostly substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic faction became much more urban and slightly more liberal as of late), may be - on Arkansas (though the same process is going on there as well, and old-style conservative Democrats are more and more substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic party becomes "black and urban" party now...

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Most Liberal:Rhode Island/NY GOP
Most Conservative:OK/ARKANSAS DEMS

Oklahoma is clearly has the most Conservative Democratic party, I mean just look at the rage voting against Obama and random candidates getting high % this year. Fun fact, many Hawaii Conservatives are registered/elected as Democrats do to the Republicans having no electoral power.

Yes on Hawaii, No on Oklahoma (old-style conservative Democrats are mostly substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic faction became much more urban and slightly more liberal as of late), may be - on Arkansas (though the same process is going on there as well, and old-style conservative Democrats are more and more substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic party becomes "black and urban" party now...

Oklahoma could be the answer- a pro-life advocate who switched to the Democratic Party to run against Obama in the 2012 primary won several counties in the state!

[smoltchanov]

Most Liberal:Rhode Island/NY GOP
Most Conservative:OK/ARKANSAS DEMS

Oklahoma is clearly has the most Conservative Democratic party, I mean just look at the rage voting against Obama and random candidates getting high % this year. Fun fact, many Hawaii Conservatives are registered/elected as Democrats do to the Republicans having no electoral power.

Yes on Hawaii, No on Oklahoma (old-style conservative Democrats are mostly substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic faction became much more urban and slightly more liberal as of late), may be - on Arkansas (though the same process is going on there as well, and old-style conservative Democrats are more and more substituted by Republicans now, and Democratic party becomes "black and urban" party now...

Oklahoma could be the answer- a pro-life advocate who switched to the Democratic Party to run against Obama in the 2012 primary won several counties in the state!

Disagree. That shows dislike for Obama (reflected in General election results too), and - nothing more. Obama, by some reason, is heavily disliked even by many Democrats in Appalachian and some (Tennesee, Arkansas, Oklahoma) border South areas..