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- Why does the media workforce lean liberal or democrat
12 Is the media liberal leaning? To be precise the evidence is that the media is moderate Democrat leaning As per Pew Research, moderate Democrats find the least bias in the media of any group and conservative Republicans find the most Moderate Republicans and Liberal Democrats find a middle amount and about the same
- voter registration - Why are people asked for their party affiliation . . .
TL;DR - People are asked for party affiliation so that they can vote in the primaries for the candidate that they want Party affiliation doesn't necessarily reflect voting habits in the general election
- united states - Why are the 2 US political parties called Republicans . . .
The names have historical symbolic meaning: 'Democrat' was a moniker used in opposition the 'Federalist' party back in the early 19th century (emphasizing 'the people' against a strong centralized government); 'Republican' arose a bit before the Civil War to emphasize the unity of the republic against the (then) Democratic emphasis on States' Rights Platforms and policies have changed
- united states - Are there advantages to my being registered as an . . .
If I were registered Republican or Democrat, I could at least vote in the primaries, and in so doing have a say on which candidates are chosen to compete for the presidency, but as an independent I am not allowed to vote in either sides primaries
- united states - What percentage of US Congress Senate votes are cast . . .
While US congressmen are usually members of the Democratic or Republican party, they are theoretically under no obligation to vote according to the majority opinion of their party But just how of
- What caused the racial shift of Americas parties?
The story of the Southern white shift from Democrat to Republican can be told in several Presidential elections From 1860 to about 1960, southern whites were anti-Republican, because that party elected Abraham Lincoln President and brought about the Civil War To the extent the African-Americans voted during that time, it was mostly for the Republicans In 1964, Republican Barry Goldwater won
- united states - In the US, why do libertarians tend to side with the . . .
A generic way to define a libertarian in the US could be 'fiscally conservative, socially liberal' Given that the two major parties (Republican and Democratic) tend to (again, speaking generically
- How did the term Liberal become Progressive?
I was young, and I thought for sure we would never have another Democrat as president again The next elected Democrat as president was Clinton And he ran towards the center, advocating for middle-class tax cuts Democrats started using the term "progressive" instead of "liberal" because of the taint Reagan was able to put on it
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