Democratic Party

Olivia Wilde, Oprah Winfrey, Alex Baldwin, George Clooney, Jennifer Aniston, Barbara Streisand, Chris Rock, Scarlett Johansson, Rosie O'Donnell, Zach Braff, Edward Norton, Jessica Alba, etc. A large majority of celebrities have democratic views.

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That is a good question, and a lot depends on how you ask it. This is because in the United States the two national parties are actually 50 state parties and territories like Puerto Rico. And each state has its own rules as to who is a member of a party. In Texas, for example, you declare your party membership by voting in that party's primary election. If you vote in the Republican primary, you are a Republican, and if you vote in the Democratic Party's primary you are a Democrat. And you can change when the next primary rolls around.

But other states, such as New York, Nevada and California, require you to register as a Democrat or as a Republican or other party, including the Green Party, the Libertarian Party or even register as non-partisan (an independent.) They do have hard statistics on who considers themselves as a Democrat or a Republican, but also have good evidence that folks go out and vote whatever way they wish.

In the 2008 Presidential Election you could say that Barack Obama, the Democrat, received 69,456,897 votes and John McCain, the Republican received 59,934,814 votes. But this does not tell the tale effectively either. A lot of American voters consider themselves as independents. That is, the are not a member of either party. Or any party.

My own estimation is that about 39% of voters consider themselves Democrats and about 35% of people consider themselves Republicans. The rest (26%) are independents. How do I come to these numbers? By watching polls on politicians who are 'obviously guilty' of some naughty act. Those are the numbers that usually turn up as supporters of the 'obviously guilty' one. The true believers. And that, I think, is the best way of telling how many people support which side.

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by not making stupid decisions, remove illegal immigrants who drain our resources and cause crime, stay out of foreign affairs unless asked to by that government, less strict gun laws that already have no purpose, less involvement in the public laws, and more effort in fixing the economy.

* * Democrats care about ending terrorism not emboldening terrorists, about fighting disease and poverty worldwide, about rejecting torture, about affordable energy costs, about fighting global warming and developing sensible alternative energy sources, about quality education for our children, about tax and election reform, about keeping religion out of government and our schools, about caring for our senior citizens, about affordable prescription drugs, about providing quality health care for all, about creating good jobs, about protecting social security and Medicaid, about sexual equality and homosexual rights, about not enabling corrupt and oppressive governments, about a woman's right to chose and a fair immigration policy, about civil rights for all, about safeguarding the environment and protecting wildlife and about not opting to stimulate corporate profits and malfeasance at the expense of the working class of this country. Democrats believe in spreading the wealth and taking the money from rich Americans who have worked hard for it or inherited it and then giving the money to the lower and middle class.

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Patrick Joseph Quinn (born December 16, 1948) is the 41st Governor of Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party. Quinn became governor of the state of Illinois on January 29, 2009 when the previous governor, Rod Blagojevich, was removed from office by an impeachment conviction

There is no equivalent to "G.O.P." to refer to the Democratic Party.

The Republicans spend now and pay later. They borrow money to spend now. Democrats tax for money to spend now. It is called "pay as you go" by Democrats and "Tax and Spend" by Republicans who are "Borrow and Spend" players.

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Not at all. Democrats do believe in more government intervention, however this is to assist a nation's citizens in time of need. Whereas the Republican Party believes in more individual freedom, however it let's the rich live wealthy while the poor have no help and usually suffer. The advantage of this is that people are more motivated to work hard, but this result also causes much controversy. The U.S. will never turn communist. It is more dominantly democratic, which is why the U.S. has survived every recession (which have all triggered from a republican office).

The terms listed above are explained on the strong sided view of Liberal vs Conservative, and many people are in the middle believing in some, but not complete government intervention in lives (independents).

They are not. It's a fact that atheists and agnostics usually consider themselves to be left wing, but that's no reason for thinking that they are all anti christian or anti religion. In fact, the word "anti" makes me sick when used to talk about being or not being religious. There's no problem with not being religious, we are all beings who everyday try to use their reason and rationality to be better morally, so "anti christian people" should not be just used to label someone, otherwise the anti Christ is you.

A government which is made by people is called democratic government.
A government that is selected, implemented, and constrained by the people.

Depends on how you look at it. State wide North Carolina votes Republican in most areas. But President Obama won the state in 2008 by a narrow margin.

The people of North Carolina will decide in 2012 how the state will go in this Presidential election.

famous democratic leaders would be President Obama, Prime minister Winston Churchill, England's Ex football captain John Terry

While there is no universally accepted definition of 'democracy', equality and freedom have both been identified as important characteristics of democracy since ancient time. These principles are reflected in all citizens being equal before the law and having equal access to legislative processes. For example, in a representative democracy, every vote has equal weight, no unreasonable restrictions can apply to anyone seeking to become a representative, and the freedom of its citizens is secured by legitimized rights and liberties which are generally protected by a constitution. According to some theories of democracy, popular sovereignty is the founding principle of such a system. However, the democratic principle has also been expressed as "the freedom to call something into being which did not exist before, which was not given… and which therefore, strictly speaking, could not be known." This type of freedom, which is connected to human "natality," or the capacity to begin anew, sees democracy as "not only a political system… [but] an ideal, an aspiration, really, intimately connected to and dependent upon a picture of what it is to be human-of what it is a human should be to be fully human."Many people use the term "democracy" as shorthand for liberal democracy, which may include elements such as political pluralism; equality before the law; the right to petition elected officials for redress of grievances; due process; civil liberties; human rights; and elements of civil society outside the government. In the United States, separation of powers is often cited as a central attribute, but in other countries, such as the United Kingdom, the dominant principle is that of parliamentary sovereignty (whilst maintaining judicial independence). In other cases, "democracy" is used to mean direct democracy. Though the term "democracy" is typically used in the context of a political state, the principles are applicable to private organizations and other groups as well. Majority rule is often listed as a characteristic of democracy. However, it is also possible for a minority to be oppressed by a "tyranny of the majority" in the absence of governmental or constitutional protections of individual or group rights. An essential part of an "ideal" representative democracy is competitive elections that are fair both substantively and procedurally. Furthermore, freedom of political expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press are considered to be essential, so that citizens are adequately informed and able to vote according to their own best interests as they see them. It has also been suggested that a basic feature of democracy is the capacity of individuals to participate freely and fully in the life of their society. With its emphasis on notions of social contract and the collective will of the people, democracy can also be characterized as a form of political collectivism because it is defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives.

They took and house and senate just over two years a go and shortly after that started saying the economy was bad. Unemployment was at 4.9 them and the Dow was at a all time high so I didn't understand how they could say the economy is bad. After hearing the economy is bad for close to a year, I, like many people I know, decided to stop major purchases (middle of 08), hold on to my money and wait until after the election to see how the economy is doing. Glad we did.

It started around the time of Andrew Jackson as a group that wanted the states to have fewer rights and the government to have more control. Now it has become less democratic and more liberal, in some cases advocating outright communist policies and regulating the economy to death.(that's why there is so little business growth)

Well, for the past 2 years, the Democrats have held the majority, and control, in the House. They will now remain in power for atleast 2 more years. The Republicans held the majority for quite a while before that.

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Republican Party candidate incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.

The disadvantages for the republic government is we can vote for people to represent us on day to day issues. If America was a true democracy, then everyone would vote on the state and federal budget, and the names of Post Offices. So to try to achieve a better level of effectiveness and progress, we have a republic, where we elect representatives to go make decisions for us.

The downside to that is that politicians can lie to us or mislead us as to their views. They can also be bought off by special interests, drowning out the voices of the masses.

So, neither is a perfect system, but there you have it.