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Under the Jacksonian era, the term "The Democracy" was in use by the party, but the name "Democratic Party" was eventually settled upon [141] and became the official name in 1844. [142] Members of the party are called "Democrats" or "Dems". The most common mascot symbol for the party has been the donkey, or jackass. [143]
This list of generic names of political parties includes only generic party names, not overviews of parties, e.g., liberal and green parties. Action Party National Action Party
A member of a Democratic Party: Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) Democratic Party (Hong Kong) (DPHK) Democratic Party (Italy) (PD) Democratic Party (Japan) (DP) Democratic Party (United States) (D) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Democratic Party’s (South Korea, 2015) Democratic Party (Indonesia) (PD) Democratic Party (disambiguation), for ...
The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the U.S. Founded as the Democratic Party in 1828 by Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, [56] it is the oldest extant voter-based political party in the world. [57] [58] Since 1912, the Democratic Party has positioned itself as the liberal party on domestic issues.
In his 1920 run for one of Georgia's seats in the United States Senate, Thomas E. Watson was denounced by the Valdosta Times newspaper as a "Democrat in name only.". [3] When William DeWitt Mitchell was appointed United States Attorney General in 1928 by President Herbert Hoover, the Chicago Tribune described Mitchell as a "Democrat in name only," arguing that "his record of the last few years ...
Chair of the Democratic National Committee Jamie Harrison records social media messages on stage at the United Center ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on August 17, 2024 in ...
Gregory Weldon Meeks (born September 25, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023.
Founded in 1828, the Democratic Party is the oldest active voter-based political party in the world. The party has changed significantly during its nearly two centuries of existence. Once known as the party of the "common man", the early Democratic Party stood for individual rights and state sovereignty, and opposed banks and high tariffs.