Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trump Republican


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The result was delete. A redirect can be created separately if deemed useful.  Sandstein  15:18, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Trump Republican

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Seems to be an unofficial political party that some candidates in Washington state have used. None of them has won election and there has been little coverage of the designation at all. Candidates in Washington can choose any party name they want, so some candidates choosing the name doesn't indicate notability and it doesn't have coverage to meet GNG. A PROD by SounderBruce with the rationale "Not an actual registered political party or well-documented/used label" was declined, so taking to AfD. Eddie891 Talk Work 12:41, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Eddie891 Talk Work 12:42, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Washington-related deletion discussions. Eddie891 Talk Work 12:42, 13 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep I originally created this article and will mildly vote for keeping it, but do agree with much of what is said above. This is indeed an unofficial political party and hasn't received widespread press coverage. I just did add one more reference to the article. I am arguing for notability and to keep the article because there has been coverage in multiple secondary sources, which is an important criterion for notability. I agree with the comment above that press coverage has been light; I'm arguing to keep since the press coverage, while light, has not been zero and has not been confined to a single article. Dash77 (talk) 17:24, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete Candidates can put whatever the heck they want on the ballot as their party preference. This is not "an unofficial political party", it is a ballot descriptor. A few have put this name to describe themselves, but that does not make it a distinct, notable topic. Others have filed with "GOP", "R", the genius "GOP Party", "PRE2016 REPUBLICAN", "CASCADIA LABOUR", "AMERICAN PATRIOT", "CLASSICAL DEMOCRAT" and more. Sources that mention this particular party preference are not significant coverage or anything warranting a separate article. Reywas92Talk 17:59, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Most of the above ballot descriptors that you mention, like Cascadia Labour, were named only by a single candidate. Trump Republican is a little different since multiple candidates used it, suggesting a small unofficial party. GOP Party was also used by multiple candidates, but GOP is a long-standing nickname for the Republicans, and GOP already redirects to Republican Party, so there is no need for a separate article for GOP Party. Dash77 (talk) 18:33, 13 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete Per the above comment. Possibly redirect to Trumpism. KidAd (talk) 18:06, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirecting to Trumpism might be an option if the decision ends up being to delete. We really need to know more about the group of candidates calling themselves Trump Republicans to decide whether such a redirection is appropriate, which I know we don't have yet. Dash77 (talk) 18:44, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I agree. If I understand this correctly, the label "Trump Republican" is a self-classification used by candidates who identify with the Trump-style of leadership and rhetoric. It is not a PAC, party wing, or group. If anything, it is most similar to the "Berniecrat" label I've heard from some progressive candidates. "Berniecrat" redirects to Political positions of Bernie Sanders, but I wouldn't advocate for "Trump Republicans" to redirect to Political positions of Donald Trump. Sorry for the ramble; just something to ponder. KidAd (talk) 18:54, 13 June 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete or selective merge somewhere - I do not know where. WP:TRUMPHATE Lightburst (talk) 01:26, 14 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. This is an informal party label adopted, apparently without coordination, by four candidates in Washington state.  In no way is it a "thing".  Beyond that it's not even a cogent political idea -- Trump leads the Republican party, so any Republican's adoption of his name carries no meaning.  --Lockley (talk) 20:34, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Redirect. Too new for secondary sources to exist (remember that news reports are primary sources), so non-notable by definition.  But "Trump Republican" can easily mean a Republican who supports Trump and his ideas thoroughly, as opposed to Republicans who support him because he's preferable to a Democrat.  Sending this to Trumpism seems much better than deleting.  Nyttend (talk) 13:34, 20 June 2020 (UTC)


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