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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 ...
Democratic Party (former New Party member and DSA member) [a] Bernie Sanders: House January 3, 1991: January 3, 2007: Vermont: Independent (won most Democratic Party votes) [13] [14] [15] Major Owens: House January 3, 1983: January 3, 2007: New York Democratic Party (DSA member) [12] [20] David Bonior: House January 3, 1977: January 3, 2003 ...
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. [219]
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.
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.
At the Organizational Meeting on November 18, 2008, of the Democratic Caucus for the 111th Congress, Representative John B. Larson (D-Connecticut) was elected Caucus chairman by acclamation. The election was presided over by the outgoing chairman of the Democratic Caucus for the 110th Congress, former representative Rahm Emanuel (D-Illinois). Rep.
In American politics, a libertarian Democrat is a member of the Democratic Party with political views that are relatively libertarian compared to the views of the national party. While other factions of the Democratic Party , such as the Blue Dog Coalition , the New Democrat Coalition and the Congressional Progressive Caucus , are organized in ...
American politics is dominated by two parties, which since the American Civil War have been the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, although other parties have run candidates. Since the mid-20th century, the Democratic Party has generally supported left-leaning policies, while the Republican Party has generally supported right-leaning ...