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The '''Democratic Party''' is an [[United States|American]] political party. It is a welfare | The '''Democratic Party''' is an [[United States|American]] political party. It is a welfare progressive 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 possesses a majority in both the House and Senate, however current trends will see the Democrats lose control of both in the 2022 Midterms. | ||
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: | *Party Chairman: Jaime Harrison | ||
*Senate Leader: Chuck Schumer | *Senate Leader: Chuck Schumer | ||
*House Leader: Nancy Pelosi | *House Leader: Nancy Pelosi | ||
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*Headquarters: 430 South Capitol Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003 | *Headquarters: 430 South Capitol Street SE Washington, D.C. 20003 | ||
*Political ideology: [[ | *Political ideology: [[Progressivism]], [[Social democracy]] | ||
*Website: [http://www.democrats.org Democrats.org] | *Website: [http://www.democrats.org Democrats.org] | ||