Roosevelt Republican

In terms of specific policies, being a "Roosevelt Republican" has been described as supporting the conservation movement and having sympathies for environmentalist measures aimed at protecting natural landscapes.

This all contrasts with the Republican Party's traditional focus on privatization to encourage corporate ownership of former public locations as well as related policies aiming to radically convert more areas from a natural status to one of industrial economic development.

[1] Statesmen who have self-identified as such include political figure John McCain of Arizona, who possessed diverse social positions and thoughts on differing issues but championed Roosevelt's ideas for decades and viewed the president as a personal hero.

[2][3] An article published by The Washington Post in June 2001 described both individuals as having "a larger-than-life personality and a war hero" background while additionally labeling McCain a "[m]averick" alienated from Republican Party orthodoxy.

[2] His beliefs contrasted more and more as time went on with the identity politics and ideological closeness based on cultural categories such as ethnicity and race that has defined the Republican mainstream under right-wing figures such as Donald Trump, with McCain's legacy becoming largely repudiated by his party upon his death.

This official portrait of Theodore Roosevelt was painted by John Singer Sargent and first exhibited in 1903.
Politicians John McCain of Arizona (left) and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts (right), both pictured speaking in Mesa, Arizona during late 2016 campaigning, have taken moderate stances such as backing environmentalist measures , such American bipartisanship contrasting with other Republicans.