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After bad fall, Democrats looking to bounce back...centrist reputation. Three freshman Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be targeted by the GOP in 2010. But state Democratic Party Chairman C. Richard Cranwell said there is no reason to assume that this year's results... In this article: Republican Party, Robert F. McDonnell, Richard L. Saslaw, Mark Warner, Fairfax, Democratic Party, Timothy M. Kaine, and Richmond |
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Wall Street Journal: Politics and Policy | 7 hours ago
Democrats' Ethics Targeted by GOP
...Democrats' vulnerability on this issue, Republicans said. Republicans defeated New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine in part by portraying the state Democratic Party as corrupt, after a sting resulted in the arrests of dozens of state officials last...
In this article: Nancy Pelosi, GOP, John Murtha, Chris Carney, Charlie Rangel, Christopher Christie, Jon Corzine, and House Ethics Committee
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NewsTimes.com | 7 hours ago
IPN gains power, topples Democrats in Newtown
...night in taking over all but a single contested council seat of the town's top three boards. The recount confirmed that the Democratic party was able to maintain one seat on the Legislative Council representing District 3, which was...
In this article: Independent Party and Republican Party
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Reuters | 21 hours ago
SNAP ANALYSIS: Jobless, the lagging indicator, still sagging
...to sign a bill soon extending jobless benefits for as many as 20 weeks, unemployment has become his biggest political headache. * His Democratic party lost two state governor elections this week, and voter polls showed unemployment was...
In this article: Unemployment, Barack Obama, The Fed, Inflation, Tax, and U.S.
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The Advocate | 1 day ago
Letters from our Readers -Thumbs up, thumbs down
...would follow. Those letters, filled with rage and name-calling, are the norm when someone strays from the far left position that the Democratic Party assumes most times these days. Issues are not debated on the merit -- for the left,...
In this article: Joe Lieberman and Stamford
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Detroit News | 2 days ago
Democrats, GOP spin Mike Nofs' win in 19th District
Republican and Democratic party leaders had vastly different takes on the significance of Tuesday's lopsided victory for the GOP in the state Senate race in the 19th District, which includes all of Calhoun County and most of Jackson...
In this article: GOP, Joe Biden, Mark Schauer, Battle Creek, and Detroit
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CNN | 2 days ago
The West is tough terrain for Democrats
...was able to win over Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada in 2008 The West has seen a growing population and an independent streak Poll: Democratic Party has a 45 percent approval rating in the area Denver, Colorado (CNN) -- The western...
In this article: Michael Bennet, Barack Obama, Colorado, Mark Udall, Roy Romer, and United States
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 2 days ago
Republicans celebrate election victories in double blow to Barack Obama
Republicans are celebrating after winning two state governorship elections against President Barack Obama's Democratic Party. Published: 7:05PM GMT 04 Nov 2009 The White House has insisted that the elections in New Jersey and Virginia...
In this article: Barack Obama, New Jersey, Virginia, Bob McDonnell, White House, Robert Gibbs, and Jon Corzine
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Reuters | 3 days ago
Japan grapples with U.S. base plan before Obama visit
...Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) took aim at Hatoyama's dealings with the United States in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. "Since the Democratic Party took power, the alliance has fallen into a crisis. It is in a very dangerous state,"...
In this article: United States, Barack Obama, Yukio Hatoyama, Japan, Katsuya Okada, Okinawa, Shigeru Ishiba, and Liberal Democratic Party
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Democrat wins House seat in heavily GOP area in NY
...district together after the contentious race left the GOP with one less seat in this bluest of states. "Our challenges aren't Democratic or Republican. They're not liberal or conservative. They are American challenges that we will...
In this article: Republican Party, Bill Owens, New York, Dierdre Scozzafava, Barack Obama, Conservative Party, and John McHugh
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BBC News | 3 days ago
Elections test US voters' mood
...campaign manager, David Plouffe, warned against reading too much into Tuesday's contests. But it is not just the Democratic Party whose performance will be under scrutiny. The race to fill a vacant Congressional seat in New York's 23rd...
In this article: Barack Obama, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, New York, Michael Bloomberg, Chris Christie, Creigh Deeds, Republican Party, and Bob McDonnell
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The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world.
The Democratic Party traces its origins to the Democratic-Republican Party, founded by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and other influential opponents of the Federalists in 1792. However, the modern Democratic party truly arose in the 1830s, with the election of Andrew Jackson. Since the division of the Republican Party in the election of 1912, it has consistently positioned itself to the left of the Republican Party in economic issues and libertarian on social matters. The economically 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 the 1970s. Internationally, the Democratic Party represents a centerist conservative position.
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- Democratic Party
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- Ideology:
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- Bimetallism
- Social liberalism
- Modern:
- States' rights
- Classical liberalism
- Modern American liberalism
- Historical:
- Third Way
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