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The Democratic Party is an American political party that has significantly evolved and includes various factions throughout its history. Into the 21st century, the liberal faction represents the modern American liberalism that began with the New Deal in the 1930s and continued with both the New Frontier and Great Society in the 1960s.
Pages in category "Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Democratic Party is a staunch supporter of equal opportunity for all Americans regardless of sex, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, or national origin. The Democratic Party has broad appeal across most socioeconomic and ethnic demographics, as seen in recent exit polls. [199]
The modern Democratic Party emerged in the late 1820s from former factions of the Democratic-Republican Party, founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1793, and had largely collapsed by 1824. [4] It was built by Martin Van Buren who assembled many state organizations to form a new party as a vehicle to elect Andrew Jackson of Tennessee.
The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the U.S. Founded as the Democratic Party in 1828 by Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, [56] it is the oldest extant voter-based political party in the world. [57] [58] Since 1912, the Democratic Party has positioned itself as the liberal party on domestic issues.
The 2012 Democratic Party platform endorses maintaining commitment to Israel's security, claiming a strong and secure Israel is vital because of strategic interests and common values, the Obama administration providing nearly $10 billion to Israel in the past three years, military support for Israel, such as the Iron Dome system, the Egypt ...
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a congressional caucus affiliated with the Democratic Party in the United States Congress. [5] The CPC represents the progressive faction of the Democratic Party. [2] [6] It was founded in 1991 and has grown since then, becoming the second-largest Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives.
National Democratic Party: Gold Democrats Gold standard [101] Merged into: Democratic Party: 1896 1900 Social Democracy of America: Utopian socialism [102] Merged into: Social Democratic Party: 1897 1900 United Christian Party: 1897 1928 Social Democratic Party: Democratic socialism [103] Merged into: Socialist Party of America: 1898 1901 ...