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Republican In Name Only, or RINO, refers to a member of the Republican Party of the United States (the GOP) whose political views or actions are perceived as insufficiently conservative or otherwise outside the party mainstream. It is a neologism created by Los Angeles conservative activist Celeste Greig, and is considered a disparaging term.
The term implies that, despite party affiliation, RINO politicians are not "authentic" Republicans. The label is usually acquired because a politician's political actions, policies, positions on certain issues or voting records are considered to be at variance with core Republican beliefs or Republican partisanship. The term is pejorative and no Republican has ever self-identified as a RINO. It is used by those who believe that the party's core beliefs are conservative (or right) and therefore that politicians are not true Republicans unless they adhere to conservative (right wing) beliefs. The targets of the term argue that there is no litmus test for being a Republican, but rather a commitment to the party organization, especially support for party candidates. The targets argue that conservatives from outside the party who use the term are not true Republicans because they do not support the whole ticket.
The term does not imply that the Republicans in question are Democrats, Libertarians or independents; they are still recognized GOP members. Note that Senator Jim Jeffords (VT) was called a RINO until he left the party in 2001 and became an independent. The term is often used to describe politicians at the congressional level, but can be applied to members of any governmental branch or electoral constituency.
The weekly conservative magazine Human Events list of Top 10 RINOs in the U.S. Senate (published March 11, 2009). It was ranked by an analysis of overall votes in the second session of the 110th Congress (2008) the American Conservative Union.
Arlen Specter has since in fact become a Democrat. Mel Martinez resigned his seat in September 2009
The Family Research Council's list of the Top 10 RINOs in the U.S. House of Representatives (published October 12, 2005). Ranked by an analysis of 13 votes representing a cross section of conservative issues, most of them concerning gay issues, abortion, or stem-cell research.
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