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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.
In this 1889 Udo Keppler cartoon from Puck, all of New York City politics revolves around boss Richard Croker.. In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a party organization that recruits its members by the use of tangible incentives (such as money or political jobs) and that is characterized by a high degree of leadership control over member activity.
To understand why money can't buy Democrats the Senate, look no further than Montana, where Democratic Sen. Jon Tester is fighting for his political life in a state that former President Donald ...
Democrat Kelly Morrison has raised over $1.2 million in the race to replace Rep. Dean Phillips in the Third Congressional District — almost ten times the take of her Republican opponent Tad Jude.
Tennessee operates an open primary system that does not require party registration, meaning voters can choose to vote in the Republican or Democratic primary just by requesting the relevant ballot.
In certain locales, taxpayer money may be given to a party by the federal government. This is accomplished through state aid grants, government, or public funding. [1] [2] Additionally, political fundraising can occur via illegal means, such as influence peddling, graft, extortion, kickbacks and embezzlement.
Two days before the assault on the U.S. Capitol, Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican, said supporters of then-President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud were basically in a ...