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Following the end of the Civil War, several factions emerged in the Democratic Party during the Third Party System, such as the Bourbon Democrats (1872–1912) and Silverites (1870s–1890s). During the Gilded Age , or from around 1877 to 1896, the only Democratic president to win both the Electoral College and popular vote was the Bourbon ...
Moderate Democrats, or New Democrats, are an ideologically centrist faction within the Democratic Party that emerged after the victory of Republican George H. W. Bush in the 1988 presidential election. [343] Running as a New Democrat, Bill Clinton won the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections. [344]
Pages in category "Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 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.
South Dakota Democratic Party: Shane Merrill: August 19, 2023 Acting: August 19, 2023 – September 16, 2023: 0 / 10. 3 / 35. 8 / 70 [42] Tennessee Democratic Party ...
President Barack Obama meets with Blue Dog Democrats on February 10, 2009. The Blue Dog Coalition was formed in 1995 [13] [14] during the 104th Congress to give members from the Democratic Party representing conservative-leaning districts a unified voice after the Democrats' loss of Congress in the 1994 Republican Revolution.