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Oct 1, 2008 · A majority of strong and weak Republicans who turned against the war by 2008 moved in the Democratic direction. This is a fairly sizable group ( 21 percent of Republicans now consider the war to be a mistake or aren’t sure), and the proportions becoming more Democratic are large.
Nov 28, 2019 · The Democratic Party has moved left in recent years. Evidence from 2000, 2004 and 2008 suggests that until then, the party’s positions on a wide range of issues were like those of many center...
Dec 16, 2019 · Some of the big, progressive ideas in the primary have been criticized for being too liberal. And while the share of liberals in the Democratic Party is certainly growing, 53 percent of...
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Dec 16, 2020 · Since 1980, Democrats made a corresponding move to the left, but much of that was fueled by the exit of conservative Southerners, like Sens. Howell Heflin of Alabama, John Stennis of...
Nov 5, 2008 · November 5, 2008. 5 min read. The morning after Barack Obama won a historic nod for the White House and Democrats further solidified control of Congress, Darrell West and Thomas Mann offered...
On November 4, 2008, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Illinois senator Barack Obama their 44th president. The result was historic, as Obama, a first-term U.S. senator, became, when he was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, the country’s first African American president.
Aug 25, 2008 · 2008 Democratic Party Platform. We come together at a defining moment in the history of our nation – the nation that led the 20th Century, built a thriving middle class, defeated fascism and communism, and provided bountiful opportunity to many. We Democrats have a special commitment to this promise of America.