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The '''Democratic Party''' is an [[United States|American]] political party. It is a welfare liberal party and is one of the two major political parties in the United States (the other being the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]). | The '''Democratic Party''' is an [[United States|American]] political party. It is a welfare liberal party and is one of the two major political parties in the United States (the other being the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]). | ||
The Party | The Party was the majority in the House of Representatives, as well as in governorships and state legislative seats. Since 2016, the Republican Party took majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. | ||
In contemporary times, its primary political ideologies are commitment to tempering [[Capitalism|capitalism]] with programs of social welfare. Some other issues have included support for high taxation, strict gun control, a pro-[[Abortion|abortion]] stance, secularism, a multilateral foreign policy except for the frequent unilateralism of President Clinton, governmental and private sector actions to create new jobs, environmentalism, public education, the right of workers to organize in [[labor union|labor unions]], and a claim to support for civil rights in contrast to the Democrats' previous support of slavery and segregation. | In contemporary times, its primary political ideologies are commitment to tempering [[Capitalism|capitalism]] with programs of social welfare. Some other issues have included support for high taxation, strict gun control, a pro-[[Abortion|abortion]] stance, secularism, a multilateral foreign policy except for the frequent unilateralism of President Clinton, governmental and private sector actions to create new jobs, environmentalism, public education, the right of workers to organize in [[labor union|labor unions]], and a claim to support for civil rights in contrast to the Democrats' previous support of slavery and segregation. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
*Party Chairman: Howard Dean | *Party Chairman: Howard Dean | ||
*Senate Leader: | *Senate Leader: Chuck Schumer | ||
*House Leader: Nancy Pelosi | *House Leader: Nancy Pelosi | ||
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==Democratic Party National Leadership== | ==Democratic Party National Leadership== | ||
*[[ | *[[Chuck Schumer]], Senate majority leader from [[New York]] | ||
*[[Nancy Pelosi]], House majority leader from [[California]] | *[[Nancy Pelosi]], House majority leader from [[California]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Tom Perez]], Party Chairman | ||
*Unofficial leadership: | *Unofficial leadership: | ||
**[[Democratic primaries]] | **[[Democratic primaries]] | ||
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**[[Al Gore]] (Presidential candidate 2000) | **[[Al Gore]] (Presidential candidate 2000) | ||
**[[Joe Lieberman]] (Senator, VP candidate 2000, Presidential contender 2004) | **[[Joe Lieberman]] (Senator, VP candidate 2000, Presidential contender 2004) | ||
**[[Hillary Clinton]] (Former Secretary of State, Former Senator from NY, Presidential Party Nominee 2016, Presidential Contender 2008) | |||
==Libertarian Reforms Supported by Some Democrats== | ==Libertarian Reforms Supported by Some Democrats== | ||