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Big tent

A political cartoon mocking the US Republican Party' self-description as a "big tent" party

big tent or catch-all party is a political party that advocates multiple ideologies and views with the goal of expanding its electorate. The conservative US Republican Party in the United States branded itself as a "big tent" party due to its ability to unite laborers and big business, while the Democratic Party also branded itself as a "big tent" party due to its ability to unite Dixiecrats, progressives, and labor unions in support of the New Deal despite profound disagreements on other issues such as desegregation. 

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