Republicans - Strengths and Weaknesses

One strength of the republican party is that it manages to push through legislation that they are in favor of, such as cutting spending and cutting taxes. Especially as of late, because people are beginning to think that the democratic way of stimulating the economy through spending isn't working, they are beginning to side with the republican view of cutting spending and taxes in order to stimulate the economy.
One of the biggest weaknesses for the Republican party as of late is that it is beginning to split off into extreme right, the Tea Party, and the rest of the right. The issue isn't simply that the Tea Party is emerging, the issue is that so much of the Republican vote and viewpoint is shifting toward the extreme right of the Tea Party, leaving a smaller population of total other Republicans. A significant advantage is gained by this for the democrats, a party which has demonstrated much greater unity and ability to agree on certain issues. Another weakness which is the reason why the republican party has split, is the disunity of the republican party. This is an issue because center-oriented people of the U.S. begin to lose interest in the republican party because there is a civil war going on within the party and because there is so little unity within the party, which gives a clear advantage to the democrats.