middle-right
democratic party
It means the set of policies that a political party campaigns with in a given election.
The democratic nominee for president in the 1864 election was George B. McClellan. McClellan was a former Union general during the Civil War and ran against the incumbent president, Abraham Lincoln.
Huerta stood beside Robert F. Kennedy on a speaker's platform at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles as he delivered a victory statement to his political supporters shortly after winning the California Democratic presidential primary election.
A platform is a base, as a standing or supporting surface, usually raised. It is also used metaphorically for a primary political position in an election campaign. Example : "The speaker mounted the platform." Example : "In 1968, the Democrats adopted an anti-war platform."
A base, as a standing or supporting surface, usually raised. It is also used metaphorically for a primary political position in an election campaign. Example : "The speaker mounted the platform." Example : "In 1968, the Democrats adopted an anti-war platform."
A group of people who work together to develop, promote, and support a platform and candidates for election to governmental offices.
The state democratic platform for Georgia does include marriage equality.
Kentucky's state democratic platform does include marriage equality.
The first party platform in 1840 was released by the Democratic Party, although the Whigs did release a platform for the 1844 election. The platform release had four sections. A good place to view party platforms through present-day is: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=25852
The election of 1852 led to the presidency of Franklin Pierce, who served from 1853 to 1857. It also solidified the dominance of the Democratic Party during this time period. However, it did not address the growing sectional tensions over issues such as slavery, which continued to escalate in the years leading up to the American Civil War.
A political unicorn is a magical, wonderful animal who happens to take an interest in politics. This usually involves endorsing a particular candidate if it is near election time. If not near an election, the unicorn will make ads and work on its parties' platform. They can be found mostly in the Southwest U.S.