What is a Mugwump?

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the name givin to Republicans that voted for President Rover Clevelandin the 1884 election.

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Who were the Mugwumps?
They consisted of Republican political activistis who were credited with swinging the 1884 presidential election for the Demcratic candidate Grover Cleveland (over James G. Blaine).Mugwump comes from...
What does mugwump mean?
It is a term from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was used in the era of muck rakes and reform of political appointment system. It referred to a person who sat the fence on a politicial...
How do you use mugwump in a sentence?
"I became a Mugwump last night." From my 6th grade History class, individuals with their mug on one side of the fence and their rump on the other.
Did mugwumps tend to oppose civil service reform?
The foremost goal of mugwumps was to enact civil service reform by removing from the party in power the ability to distribute federal jobs to its supporters. The name was created in 1884 and came...
Use the word mugwump in a sentence?
this person was a mugwump when it came to politics