Illinois GOP Network

Posted August 13th, 2007 at 01:34 PM by IlliniPundit
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A group of Illinois Republicans have launched a new website called Illiois GOP Network with a goal of "connecting grassroots Republicans."

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mjerryfuerst's picture
On August 13th, 2007 at 01:39 PM, mjerryfuerst said:

What makes Republicans (or for that matter Democrats) "grassroots"  ??

 

Michael Fuerst

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On August 13th, 2007 at 01:41 PM, IlliniPundit said:

At the risk of starting another debate on the merits of Wikipedia, there's this:

A grassroots political movement is one driven by the constituents of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it is natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures.