The Democratic party is the oldest political party in the U.S. It dominated American politics during the Second party system, from 1832 the mid-1850s. The democratic party was a spokesman for farmers, urban workers, and new immigrants across the country. Democrats controlled the House of Representatives from 1930 until 1994. Some of the leaders during this time were Harry Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson, and JFK. In the last 42 years Democrats have lost seven out of eleven presidential elections.
Also called the GOP, the republican party was founded by anti-slavery activists. It first came to power in 1860 when Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Early Republican ideology was reflected in the 1856 slogan "free labor, free land, free men." The party took on the mission of saving the Union and destroying slavery during the Civil War. The second half of the 20th century saw election of Republican presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush.
I do not think I will support just a certain political party. I think I will just see what each side has to say and what they want to do and that is how I will make my decision. Both the democratic and republican party has good ideas and plans on what they want to do, I will just have to decide which choice I think is better.
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