Everything with those people (both parties) is a ploy for re-election.
republican
The Republican Party.
Delegates are representatives chosen by state political parties, who attend political conventions. A Democratic or Republican delegate is a representative of his or her state political party, who convenes with fellow delegates at the party's political convention to select a political candidate who will represent the party in upcoming elections.
The Bull Moose Party was the political party founded by Teddy Roosevelt because he was beaten in the Republican primary by Taft yet still wanted to run for president. The end result was that neither Taft nor TR won.
and if the state has supported the candidate in recent elections.
Massachusetts voted Abraham Lincoln of the Republican party in the 1860 elections.
The Republican Party.
The Republican Party is a political party in Guam affiliated with the United States Republican Party. At the gubernatorial elections of the fifth of November 2002, its candidate Felix Camacho won 55.2% of popular vote and became governor. ...
Massachusetts voted Abraham Lincoln of the Republican party in the 1860 elections.
republican
Based on the November 2016 elections the Republican Party has a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In most primary elections, you are only allowed to vote for members of the party that you are registered with. In general elections, you are allowed to vote for whom ever you wish, regardless of the party you are registered with.
the president is party decteases its number of seats
Republican support was divided between two candidates
Republican support was divided between two candidates
Republican support was divided between two candidates
The original answer below was biased and uninformed. Basic searching reveals that "In both mayoral elections, he listed his party as "No Party Preference",[3] although an article in the Christian Science Monitor described him as a member of the Republican Party.[4]"