Republican Unity Coalition

The Republican Unity Coalition was created as an outgrowth of the George W. Bush campaign in the 2000 US presidential election. It is a "grasstops" organization of the United States Republican Party, with a Board of Advisors formerly including the late President Gerald Ford, as well as Senator Alan K. Simpson and David Rockefeller. It is a gay/straight alliance, believing that the Republican Party must become a big tent and reach out to non-traditional Republicans, in this case gay and lesbian Americans who share the basic Republican emphasis on personal liberty, self-responsibility and a strong national defense during this time of war.