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Should not be made legal (some Republicans disagree)
Presidential candidates for 2008:
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Dennis Kucinich, Bill Richardson, Mike Gravel, John Edwards, Christopher J Dodd
John McCain, Rudolph W Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, Fred D Thompson
About:
A Democrat may be one who votes or supports the American Democratic political party, aligns with their leadership and donates, volunteers or participates in the party for purposes of governing the society.
A Republican may be one who votes for the American Republican political Party, aligns with their leadership and donates, volunteers or participates in the party for purposes of governing society
Philosophy:
Liberal
Conservative
Campaigns:
Votes, Donations, Lobbying
Votes, Donations, Lobbying
Functions:
Political Leadership, Government, policy formation
Political Leadership, Government, policy formation
Symbol:
Donkey
Elephant
Famous Presidents:
Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Thomas Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter
Teddy Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon
Economic Ideas:
Pro poor, favour minimum wages and increase taxes on wealthy
Neutral, believe taxes shouldn’t be increased for anyone and wages should continue at the level they are.
Social and human ideas:
Community and social responsibility based
Individual rights and justice based
Traditionally strong in states:
California, Massachusetts
Oklahoma, Kansas
Chairman:
Tim Kaine
Michael Steele
Senate Leader:
Harry Reid
Mitch McConnell
Color:
Blue
Red
Website:
www.democrats.org
www.gop.com
This article is about the Democratic and Republican parties in the United States. Democratic Party vs Republican Party redirects here.
American politics is dominated primarily by the Democratic and the Republican parties. They both differ largely in their philosophies and ideals.
The Republican party is the younger of the two parties. Founded in 1854 by anti-slavery expansion activists and modernizers, the Republican Party rose to prominence with the election of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president.
Since the division of the Republican Party in the election of 1912, the Democratic party has consistently positioned itself to the left of the Republican Party in economic as well as social matters. The economically left-leaning activist philosophy of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which has strongly influenced American liberalism, has shaped much of the party's economic agenda since 1932. Roosevelt's New Deal coalition usually controlled the national government until 1964. The civil rights movement of the 1960s, championed by the party despite opposition at the time from its Southern wing, has continued to inspire the party’s liberal principles.
The Republican Party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery expansion activists and modernizers, it rose to prominence with the election of Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president. The party presided over the American Civil War and Reconstruction and was harried by internal factions and scandals towards the end of the 19th century. Today, the Republican Party supports a pro-business platform, with further foundations in economic libertarianism and a brand of social conservatism increasingly based on the viewpoints of the Religious Right.
While there may be several differences in opinion between individual Democrats and Republicans on certain issues, what follows is a generalization of their stand on several of these issues. A Democrat is typically known as a supporter of a broader range of social services in America than those advocated by Republicans. Republican philosophy is based on a limited influence of government and a dominant foreign policy.
Republicans are considered on the "right" end of the political spectrum while Democrats are on the "left." The far right generally is pro-religion, anti-bureaucracy, pro-military, pro-business and pro-personal responsibility.
Republicans, are usually considered conservative (fiscally as well as socially), maybe a little pious, pro-business and against the bureaucracy often associated with big government. They see big governments as wasteful and an obstacle to getting things done. Their approach is Darwinian in that the strong shall survive, cream rises to the top, etc.
To the far left of the spectrum are the extreme liberals, or the most extreme democrats. Democrats are considered more liberal. Democrats tend to favor an active role for government in society and believe that such involvement – be it environmental regulations against polluting or anti-discrimination laws – can improve the quality of people’s lives and help achieve the larger goals of opportunity and equality. On the other hand, Republicans tend to favor a limited role for government in society and believe that such reliance on the private sector (businesses and individuals) – be it avoiding unnecessary environmental regulations or heavy-handed anti-discrimination laws – can improve economic productivity and help achieve the larger goals of freedom and self-reliance
While the Republican policy aims more towards Individual responsibility and they believe in individual rights and justice, the Democrats are more for community responsibility and community and social justice.
Democrats: Say that it’s every individual’s civil right to choose what they want and hence are in for Gay rights. Republicans: Believe that marriage should be between people of opposite sex and hence do not encourage gay rights as such.
Democrats: Support an increase taxes on the wealthy to pay for public programs Republicans: support a cut in taxes for everyone as it helps the economy
Due to the TV coverage during some of the presidential elections in the past, the color Red has become associated with the Republicans (as in Red states – the states where the Republican presidential nominee wins) and Blue is associated with the Democrats.
The Democratic Party, once dominant in the Southeastern United States, is now strongest in the Northeast (Mid-Atlantic and New England), Great Lakes Region, as well as along the Pacific Coast (especially Coastal California), including Hawaii. The Democrats are also strongest in major cities. Recently, Democratic candidates have been faring better in some southern states, such as Virginia, Arkansas, and Florida, and in the Rocky Mountain states, especially Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and New Mexico.
Since 1980, geographically the Republican "base" ("red states") is strongest in the South and West, and weakest in the Northeast and the Pacific Coast. The Republican Party's strongest focus of political influence lies in the Great Plains states, particularly Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, and in the western states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.
Republicans have controlled the White House for 26 of the last 38 years. Famous Democrat Presidents have been Franklin Roosevelt, who pioneered the New Deal in America and stood for 4 terms, John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Office, and Bill Clinton, whose wife is also a current candidate for President by the Democrats.
Famous Republican Presidents include Teddy Roosevelt, known for the Panama Canal, Ronald Reagan, credited for ending the Cold War with Gorbachev, and the two Bush family Presidents of recent times. The Republican President Richard Nixon was forced to resign over the Watergate scandal in America.
Thomas Jefferson was affiliated with the republican party of his day, which is now known as THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Know your politics before you comment... that is all.
- by 208.102.164.77 on 2009-10-01 06:43:55
Thomas Jefferson was one of the founders of the Democratic-Republican Party, which later became the Democratic Party.
- by 208.100.168.193 on 2009-08-10 10:37:56
Thomas Jefferson is not a famous democratic president. The democratic party was not even founded back then. He was a member of the first republican party which is not connected to th present republican party,
