Republican Young Guns

     For many, the election of Barrack Obama represented the demise of the Republican party. Barrack Obama was a strong left-leaning president that had arrived into office in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Republicans now found themselves the minorities in both houses of the Congress leading many supporters to think that their party was doomed.
     However, Obama's popularity decreased after his bailout of the banks that were deemed "too big to fail" as well as his Affordable care act that didn't seem to be finding any footing. This lead to dramatic political changes for the American government. In the 2010 midterm elections, the Republican party was able to secure the Congress. Another reassurance was the young energetic future of the Republican party, the self-dubbed young guns, Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, and Kevin Mccarthy. They appealed to the more conservative tea party conservatives as well as attracted young conservatives that may have not associated the same with the older Republicans that hadn't brought results.

     They represented the establishment but at the same time were attempting to modernize the Republican Party. Many compared their rise to that of the Reagan Revolution. However, the young guns were even more conservative and were attempting a full-on partisan plan to prevent Obama from carrying out his liberal policies specifically the Affordable Care Act that they dubbed Obama care. 

     The young guns, however, weren't able to completely stop Obama and the Democrats. "Obama care " was passed and spending was increased as well as taxes. Eventually, Eric Cantor lost his spot as a representative. McCarthy backed out of his future Speaker of the house role, and Paul Ryan is now the Speaker of the house. 

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