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- LBJ Quote - did he actually say this? - Politics Stack Exchange
“I’ll have those niggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years ” —Lyndon B Johnson to two governors on Air Force One Did LBJ really say that? I can't find any objective authoritative sources t
- Why is Colorado so different politically from nearby states?
In the 2018 midterms, Democrats gained control of Colorado’s Senate and elected a Democratic governor (the previous three governors were Democrats, too) However, nearby states like Utah and Wyoming
- Could Democrats take back the House of Representatives on April 1 2025 . . .
In ' Dems can take the House back in 60 days ' a YouTube podcaster argues that via the three upcoming special elections (1 in New York and 2 in Florida) Democrats could take the House back by winning just 2 of them This would imply that Democrats are only 2 seats behind Republicans But, when I look this up, I see that there are 215 Democrats and 218 Republicans with just 2 vacancies, which
- Why can a candidate be on the ballot for 2 parties?
This article explains the procedure behind it A few quotes: Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political parties on a ballot list the same candidate, pooling the votes for that candidate Distinct from the process of electoral alliances in that the political parties remain separately listed on the ballot, the practice of electoral fusion in jurisdictions where it exists
- united states - Where do the democratic and republican matched animal . . .
The democrats are commonly represented by a donkey and the republicans by an elephant and there's many articles that will explain which cartoonist created the associations in the 1870s What I have
- 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 - What was the largest majority of Senate seats . . .
The most overwhelming majority in the Senate was in the selection of Senators in 1866 7 In the wake of the civil war, the Republican party held 57 seats and the Democrats held 9 These Senators were all selected by State Legistatures The largest number of seats held in absolute terms is 76 held by the Democrats to the Republican 16 (and 4 seats going to minor parties), in 1936 during the
- 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
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