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Democratic president Woodrow Wilson cut rates with the 1913 Underwood Tariff and the coming of World War I in 1914 radically revised trade patterns due to reduced trade. Also, the new revenues generated by the federal income tax due to the 16th amendment made tariffs less important in terms of economic impact and political rhetoric. [ 123 ]
They claim that Democrats have generally become more moderate in religious views whereas Republicans have become more traditionalist. For example, political scientists have shown that in the United States, voters who identify as Republican are more likely to vote for a strongly evangelical candidate than Democratic voters. [ 103 ]
The Democratic Party at this time did not advocate a single ideological system but was composed of several competing populist factions that opposed the Republican Party. [34] The Democrats adopted a reformed view of democracy in which political candidates sought support directly rather than through intermediaries such as political machines. [35]
The public’s impressions of the Republican Party and its leaders in Congress have worsened amid a leadership crisis in the House of Representatives, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS ...
CHART #3: SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON OF LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATESÕ HEALTH PLANS 2 insurance policies and allow them to keep whatever credit remains as an incentive to purchase cost-effective plans18! Permit families to set up health savings accounts (HSAs) of $2,000 to $6,000 to cover medical expenses, before insurance kicks in19
One possibility for the consistent outperformance by Democratic presidents was that "Democrats have been more willing to heed economic and historical lessons about what policies actually strengthen the economy, while Republicans have often clung to theories that they want to believe — like the supposedly magical power of tax cuts and ...
Pollsters predict a Republican sweep of the U.S. Senate in the upcoming election, leaving older adults wondering how the partisan leadership change could affect their Social Security benefits. Read...
A day after Republicans won decisive victories in Virginia and came within striking distance of a major upset in New Jersey, both political parties stand at a crossroads.