They view it as a way to brainwash stupid redneck hillbillies.
If you are referring to the two major U.S. parties - Republican. Of the two, Republican would be closest to any political view of that era.
The Supreme Court Justice one Clarence Thomas has been accused of being very partisan in the past. Most of his decisions and judgment shows that he supports the Republican Party.
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During the latter part of 1800s, many people began to view the Republicans as party of the upper class, as the Republican leaders were often wealthier businessmen, and the party's actions did tend to favor business over farming.
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Politicians had different views on many different subjects, so they formed specific political parties that shared their view.
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Jefferson and Madison had different view points than Hamilton.
Benedict Arnold's political view was that he was Republican.
The Republican Party has a new platform that calls for expanded support for stem cell research. However, many of the old school Republicans are still vehemently opposed to stem cell research.
It is the party that does not have current ruling power. For example, in the British Government the two parties are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is the ruling party and the House of Lords is the party out of power. Same thing if you were using the American system as well. Currently, the Liberal party would be the majority party, thus the party in power, and the Republican party would be the party out of power. The main reason the party out of power is there is to keep the ruling party under control. Though they do not have any real power or ability to keep a law from passing, they can pass on some influence for their point of view, thus keeping the government semi-balanced.