Modern Whig Party
Modern Whig Party | |
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| Abbreviation | MWP |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Succeeded by | Alliance Party |
| Headquarters | Buffalo, New York |
| Ideology | Conservative liberalism[1] Jeffersonian democracy[2] |
| Political position | Center |
| Colors | Orange |
The Modern Whig Party (MWP) was a political party in the United States intended to be a revival of the Whigs that existed from 1833 to 1856. In 2019, it ceased activities as a party.
Background[edit]
The original Whig Party was founded by Henry Clay,[3] William Henry Harrison,[4][5] Daniel Webster,[6] and Horace Greeley. According to Encyclopædia Britannica,[7] the "Whig Party, in U.S. history, [was a] major political party active in the period 1834–54 that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism".[8] It was the first party for Abraham Lincoln arising because "Jackson had shattered the National Republican Party."[8][9][10] It became a major force in American politics,[10] controlling the Congress at times and placing several Whigs in the presidency like Harrison,[11] Zachary Taylor, and Millard Fillmore.
History[edit]
The MWP was founded in 2008 by veterans as a mainstream, middle-of-the-road grassroots[12] movement representing voters who do not strictly accept Republican[13] and Democratic positions.[14][15][16] The party's general platform supported fiscal responsibility,[17] strong national defense and integrity and pragmatism in government. According to the Wall Street Journal, the party was "the brainchild of soldiers tired of the bickering that filled chow-hall TV screens on bases in Iraq and Afghanistan."[18]
Members of the party initially won a handful of local elections while running on major party tickets; the first being Ken Belcher of Alabama, who claimed victory on behalf of the MWP for Constable.[19] In spring 2010, Time rated the MWP as among the "top 10 most popular alternative political movements worldwide".[20] In 2013, Robert Bucholz, a software engineer running on the MWP ticket in Philadelphia, defeated a Democrat to win the post of judge of elections, becoming the first Whig to win an election in the city in 159 years.[21]
In January 2019, in the wake of the formation of the Alliance Party (United States), the MWP ceased activities as a party, opting to become a think tank for moderates known as the Modern Whig Institute and transferring the party’s remaining assets to the Institute.[22]
Ideology[edit]
According to the MWP website, Whigs have traditionally stood for representative government, individual liberty, social and economic progress, modernization, public education, a vibrant legislative branch and ongoing cooperation between the private and public sectors.[23] The News & Observer reports that the party was founded by United States troops while they were in "the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan."[24] The MWP was organized as a grassroots movement reflecting an ideology of centrism,[25] multiculturalism[26] and individualism[27] and aimed to serve the needs of the community by identifying the most basic human rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.[28][25][29]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Values". Modernwhig.org. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ↑ Buel, Richard (2015). America on the Brink: How the Political Struggle Over the War of 1812 Almost Destroyed the Young Republic. St. Martin's Publishing Group. Search this book on
- ↑ "Henry Clay: The American Statesman".
- ↑ "William H Harrison".
- ↑ "William Henry Harrison".
- ↑ "Daniel Webster".
- ↑ "Whig Party (1834–1856)", Student's Guide to Elections, CQ Press, 2008, doi:10.4135/9781452240206.n153, ISBN 9780872895522.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Whig Party (1834–1856)", Student's Guide to Elections, CQ Press, 2008, doi:10.4135/9781452240206.n153, ISBN 9780872895522
- ↑ Howe, Daniel Walker (Winter 1995). "Why Abraham Lincoln Was a Whig". Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 16 (1). hdl:2027/spo.2629860.0016.105. ISSN 1945-7987.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Whig Party | History, Beliefs, Significance, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Political Parties of the Presidents". www.presidentsusa.net. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Major American Political Parties".
- ↑ "Richard Cavendesh". hystorytoday.com.
- ↑ "Wall Street Journal".
- ↑ "The Modern Whig Party". Modernwhig.info. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ↑ "Whigs Revived". Albuquerque Journal. July 29, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ "The Republican Party Becomes the Whig Party".
- ↑ "Wall Street Journal".
- ↑ "Slate".
- ↑ "Top 10 Alternative Political Movements". Time. 2010-03-29. Archived from the original on April 1, 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Philadelphia Inquirer".
- ↑ September 12, The Modern Whigs of America ·; reactions, 2018 8:15 PM · 3. "The Modern Whig Institute". The Modern Whig Institute.
- ↑ "The Modern Whig Institute". The Modern Whig Institute. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ Christensen, Rob (2009-04-26). "Whigs rise again". Politics. The News & Observer. Raleigh, NC: The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2013-12-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Blog". The Modern Whig Institute. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ Wallach, Philip A. (2017-03-06). "Prospects for partisan realignment: Lessons from the demise of the Whigs". Brookings. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ Fox, Dixon Ryan (1918–2012). "The Economic Status of the New York Whigs". Political Science Quarterly. 33 (4): 501–518. doi:10.2307/2141604. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2141604.
- ↑ "Major American Political Parties of the 19th Century". Norwich University Online. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "On this day, the Whig Party becomes a national force - National Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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