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Political parties' derivation in the United States. A dotted line denotes an unofficial connection. Democratic Party officials often trace its origins to the Democratic-Republican Party, founded by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and other influential opponents of the conservative Federalists in 1792.
Jaime Harrison. Harrison was elected chair of the Democratic National Committee in January 2021, following the presidential election of Joe Biden in 2020.During his tenure, Harrison defended Biden from calls to suspend his 2024 re-election campaign amid the first 2024 presidential debate.
In the first decades of its existence, from 1832 to the mid-1850s (known as the Second Party System), under Presidents Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, and James K. Polk, the Democrats usually bested the opposition Whig Party by narrow margins. Before the American Civil War, the party generally supported slavery or insisted it be left to the ...
From left: Sens. Mark Warner, Elizabeth Warren, Charles Schumer, and Tammy Baldwin, leave after being voted into new positions in Democratic leadership in the U.S. Capitol, on Dec. 3, 2024.
Many Democrats support affirmative action programs to further this goal. [47] Democrats also strongly support the Americans with Disabilities Act, to prohibit discrimination against people based on physical or mental disability. [48] As such, they pushed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, a disability-rights expansion that became law.
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal executive leadership board of the United States Democratic Party.According to the party charter, it has "general responsibility for the affairs of the Democratic Party between National Conventions", [1] and particularly coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national ...
As of April 2024, more than 190 candidates have filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2024. [58]Following the withdrawal of President Biden on July 21, 2024, the race became an open contest to be decided at the Democratic National Convention.
The following is a list of candidates associated with the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2024 United States presidential election.By March 2024, more than 190 candidates had filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for the Democratic nomination in 2024. [1]