The Republican party is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic party. ... After a 40 year Democratic majority reign over the House of Representatives, Republicans have been able to gain control back. ... The Republican party deals with these particular concerns through a conservative philosophy, unlike the Democratic party which follows a more liberal philosophy. ... However, the Republican party stands by the President in this issue. ... The Grand Old Party does not differ all that much from the Democratic party, they both are for the Ameri...

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Often the other candidates will have decided to withdraw although, within the Democratic Party, both Jesse Jackson (1988) and Jerry Brown (1992) insisted that a formal convention vote be taken. ... Since the convention is the only opportunity for party activists to meet as a national party, it therefore acts as a major party-building exercise. ... If the party is able to promote its candidate and convey a picture of a united Party, it should be able to gain a post-convention "bounce" in the public opinion polls. For example, the 1992 Democratic National Convention was very effectively orchestr...

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One of the Republican Party's platforms is to reform the government. ... The Democratic Party tends to favor a more active role for government in society, and believes that such involvement can improve the quality of people's lives, and help achieve the larger goals of opportunity and equality. "The modern Democratic Party generally supports a strong federal government with federally financed social services and benefits for the poor, the unemployed, the aged and other groups " (Editors) One of the challenges of the Democratic Party's stance on the role of government is how a m...

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One of the Republican Party's platforms is to reform the government. ... The Democratic Party tends to favor a more active role for government in society, and believes that such involvement can improve the quality of people's lives, and help achieve the larger goals of opportunity and equality. "The modern Democratic Party generally supports a strong federal government with federally financed social services and benefits for the poor, the unemployed, the aged and other groups " (Editors) One of the challenges of the Democratic Party's stance on the role of government is how a m...

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The nation is anxiously waiting to hear Chris Christie's decision on whether he will comply with the urges of party elders to join in the 2012 presidential race. The race has largely come down to just two candidates - Mitt Romney and Rick Perry - but the Republican Party is hoping to add a more likeable candidate to the ballot (Hunt). ... He unsuccessfully ran for presidency in 2008, which positions him well for the upcoming election as the Republican Party has a history of nominating candidates who have previously lost. Earlier, Christie turned down the chance to represent the Republi...

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This brings me to democracy it was clearly stated that the United States wanted to aid in allowing Iraq to establish a democratic government; however, the United States would not allow them to have a leader or government who were Muslim Fundamentalist. ... On June 17, 1972 five men were arrested for breaking in the Watergate Complex which was home of the democratic party headquarters. ...

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This was to be expected, however, as Kerry represented the Democratic Party while Bush represented the Republicans. ... What may be most important to note, however, is the huge jump in small donors/donations (under $200)- both parties raised unprecedented amounts from this group. ... Howard Dean, who didn't even win the nomination of the Democratic Party, was able to raise thirty million dollars in this fashion. ... In this regard, the study states that, "in fact, NES respondents reported a dramatic increase in contact by the parties between the two elections, from 32 percent of resp...

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Other analysts cite the acrimonious rift between the hard-core Clinton backers and the rest of the Democratic Party who would vote for Palin merely because she is a woman, or in retaliation for Obama's "theft" of the election. ... The energizing of the Republican Party's Christian base is critical to John McCain's viability - strategists in McCain's camp had urged him to make this surprise announcement because his campaign was "on a losing trajectory." ...

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For further explanation, since 1974 it has also been illegal for an individual to contribute more than $1000.00 to a federal candidate or more than $20000.00 per to a political party. ... And during the Dukakis and bush campaigns of 1988 both parties began to aggressively pursue soft money fundraising according to an independent research study of "soft money" web site. ... Incidentally, according to a web site called "Common Cause-Soft Money Laundromat" the five largest contributors to political parties over the last 15 years have been: oil companies, pharmaceutical companies, tobacco compan...

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Is any cliché in American public discourse quite as stale as "liberal media bias-? Probably not, unless it's "tax-and-spend liberal."" Is there a literate adult living in this country who hasn't heard or read that dull, deceptive phrase literally hundreds or even thousands of times? Not unless said person resides permanently in a wilderness beyond range of all TV, radio, newspaper delivery, and the U.S. Postal Service. ...

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