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The modern Democratic Party emphasizes social equality and equal opportunity. Democrats support voting rights and minority rights, including LGBT rights. [citation needed] The Republican party passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after a Democratic attempt to filibuster led by southern Democrats, which for the first time outlawed segregation ...
Since 1980, a "gender gap" has seen stronger support for the Democratic Party among women than among men. Unmarried and divorced women are more likely to vote for Democrats. [292] [293] Although women supported Obama over Mitt Romney by a margin of 55–44% in 2012, Romney prevailed amongst married women, 53–46%. [294]
This includes direct support payments, money spent to elect the candidate and also money used to campaign against the opposing candidate. Money, whether it be in the form of a payment (bribe) or for campaigning, effectively allows the organization to control what happens in Congress.
In 2016, Democrats had held the White House for two terms (winning a third consecutive term is very rare) and economic growth was modest at best. In 2024, voters were convinced that the economy ...
Elon Musk’s promise to severely slash government spending has found glimmers of support from some unlikely allies: Democrats. Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz joined a Republican-led ...
Therefore, DSA members and endorsees usually run as members of the Democratic Party, Green Party, Working Families Party, or as independents. [citation needed] In the 2017 elections, DSA members were elected to fifteen state and local offices. [1]
It was only until after World War II that the Democratic Party began to support civil rights, starting with President Harry Truman desegregating the United States Armed Forces in 1948. [50] Harold D, Woodman summarizes the explanation that external forces caused the disintegration of the Jim Crow South from the 1920s to the 1970s:
Kochel pointed to an ad Trump ran calling out Harris' support in the 2019 Democratic primary for taxpayer-funded gender-affirming surgery for inmates. ... But the Democratic Party didn't just miss ...