Talk:Republican Party of Texas

message: The article looks great — and I'll add a simple improvement tomorrow when I have time. Traveling just now, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 13:44, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  TALK (discussion) 

message: Why was this removed Solidarityandfreedom (talk) 18:01, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Factions section removed? 

message: This article has recently been subjected to multiple edits per day, warring back and forth over the usual infobox sections like Ideology and Political Position. For sake of accuracy and to prevent repeated IP editing, I think we should consider requesting semi-protection for this page until the matter is sorted. StrongPencil (talk) 12:29, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This would certainly be beneficial. Toa Nidhiki05 12:43, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Continuous edit warring in ideology and political position sections 

message: Why exactly would this section be necessary? In United States, there are only two parties which usually align with the general left and right wings of the political spectrum. It is incredibly difficult to justify describing an entire party in the second most populous state in the United States as Far-right. Some members who may be Far-right do not represent the mainstream of a political party by any means. To say that the political range of the Republican party in Texas is from Right-wing to Far-right is to say that the substantial moderate conservative section of the party in this state does not exist or does not vote Republican, which is categorically false. This is obvious Wikipedia:Advocacy. In any case, this debate has no foundation at its roots. This section should no even be included in this page as it is not included in the main articles for either the Republican or Democratic parties. This is precisely due to the fact that it is impossible to generalise a large amount (in this case, about 6 million that voted Repubican in 2020) of people and fit them into one box. The fact of the matter is, the Republican party does not share a base with fascists or other national-socialists as the label "far-right" suggests. It is better to delete this section as I have done to avoid debate and possible POV pushing. Norge17maii (talk) 20:57, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with this position. Any characterization of the Republican Party of Texas has to wrestle with the fact it includes people like Betsy Price, Mattie Parker, Sarah Davis, and Ryan Guillen. The delegates of a Republican Convention or the leadership of the party, while notable, are not always indicative of the overall political lean of the party. The difficulty in an article about the party is it must deal with the fact the party includes all Republican voters and elected officials, not just the members of the state executive committee and state party chair. These are different groups that are deserving of a nuanced differentiation. Further, the entire 2022 Platform section is really about the 2022 State Convention and should be renamed. There is... a lean to this article that is somewhat obvious and out of place in the discussion of the platform. It is one thing to say what is in the platform. It is quite another to include commentary on those positions. LoneOmega (talk) 18:55, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edit on "position" section 

message: Hello all! I am considering adding a section to this article detailing the structure of the Republican Party including:
# The biennial convention process (Precinct -> County/District -> State)
# Officers and their role (SREC, Chair, Vice Chair, etc. who are elected by the state convention)
# The way the platform and rules of the party are adopted/revised each biennium
# The censure process (given it has now been used against two Speakers of the House)
# A brief description of County Parties and County Executive Committees (broadly, obviously not for all 256 counties)
The goal of this added section would be to have a reference for how the party works as an entity. My goal is to avoid commentary on the efficacy of this system and simply describe it. I am hoping to avoid relying on the party rules as they change every two years, though this may be unavoidable. Please reach out if you would like to assist with this project! LoneOmega (talk) 19:03, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Structure Addition