GOP stands for “Gaslighting Over Principle” these days.

Christopher Cudworth
7 min readOct 30, 2020

I looked up the history of the acronym GOP as a shorthand for the Republican Party. The Wikipedia page on the Republican Party says this:

“The term “Grand Old Party” is a traditional nickname for the Republican Party and the abbreviation “GOP” is a commonly used designation. The term originated in 1875 in the Congressional Record, referring to the party associated with the successful military defense of the Union as “this gallant old party”.

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Christopher Cudworth

I'm an artist, writer, competitive athlete and naturalist who believes in social justice and equality.