“I firmly believed throughout 1971 that the major hurdle to winning the presidency was winning the Democratic nomination. I believed that any reasonable Democrat would defeat President Nixon. I now think that no one could have defeated him in 1972.” ThinkingWinningPresidentMajorsDemocraticDemocratDefeatReasonableDefeatedPresidencyNominationsHurdlePresident Nixon Book:An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern Source: An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern
“Everybody knows - but no one wants to say - that the Democratic Party has become the party of special interest bigots and racial dividers. It runs the one-party state that controls public services in every major inner city, including the corrupt and failing school systems in which half the students - mainly African American and Hispanic - are denied a shot at the American dream.” KnowsWantStatesDreamRunningSchoolAmericaInterestPartyCitiesHalfFailingSpecialStudentsMajorsShotsDemocraticIncludingAfrican AmericanDeniedAmerican DreamDemocratic PartyPublic ServiceSpecial InterestsHispanicBigotsSchool SystemInner City Author:David Horowitz
“If we want more trade in the world, we should establish bilateral trade agreements with other democratic countries. That way we can control the decision-making process. The major economic countries of the world will enter into those agreements.” IfsWorldWayWantShouldCountryProcessDecisionEconomicMajorsTradeDemocraticAgreementDecision MakingTrade AgreementsCountries Of The WorldDemocratic CountryDecision Making Process Author:Dana Rohrabacher
“Barack Obamas official nomination as the Democratic Partys standard-bearer was a very poignant moment for millions of Americans. As the first non-white major party nominee, Obama is carrying a big load on his shoulders. Hes holding the hopes and dreams of a lot of folks who thought the presidency was only reserved for white men.” MenFirstsMomentsDreamBigsWhitePartyMillionsMajorsStandardsDemocraticFolksShouldersBarackOfficialsLoadPresidencyWhite ManDemocratic PartyReservedNominationsHopes And DreamsPoignant Author:Chuck Todd
“The utilities and facilities of major corporations can be confiscated and given to democratic collectives” GivenMajorsDemocraticCorporationsCollectivesUtilityFacility Book:Revolution Source: Revolution
“This is a major step forward in achieving our objective, which is an ally having a democratic Iraq, a country able to sustain itself and defend itself, a country that will be an ally in the war on terror and a country which will set such a powerful example to others in the region.” WarCountryAblePowerfulStepsAchieveExampleMajorsDemocraticIraqTerrorObjectivesRegionsAlliesWar On TerrorSteps Forward Author:Tucker Carlson
“In many respects, we now live in a society that is only formally democratic, as the great mass of citizens have minimal say on the major public issues of the day, and such issues are scarcely debated at all in any meaningful sense in the electoral arena. In our society, corporations and the wealthy enjoy a power every bit as immense as that assumed to have been enjoyed by the lords and royalty of feudal times.” Has BeensBitsEnjoyLordIssuesCitizensMajorsMassDemocraticMeaningfulEnjoyedCorporationsOur SocietyWealthyImmenseArenaRoyalty Author:Robert Waterman McChesney
“Well, you have to remember that until 1948, when Hubert Humphrey and others forced the Democratic Party to adopt a new policy on civil rights, the Democratic Party was the party of the old solid South. All of the racists, all of the Cottonhead Smith types and so on were Democrats, allies of Franklin Roosevelt - because of their seniority - of all the major committees of the Congress.” WellsRememberPartyRightsPolicyTypeMajorsDemocraticDemocratSouthCongressCivil RightsRacistAlliesCommitteesDemocratic PartyFranklinSeniority Author:William A. Rusher
“I am running for president as a Democrat. And if elected, not only do I hope to bring forth a major change in national priorities, but let me be frank, I do want to see major changes in the Democratic Party.” IfsWantRunningPresidentPartyMajorsLet MeDemocraticDemocratPrioritiesFrankDemocratic PartyMajor Change Author:Bernie Sanders
“Democratic Party elites have been caught red-handed, sabotaging a grassroots campaign that tried to bring huge numbers of young people, independents and non-voters into their party. Instead, they have shown exactly why America needs a new major party, a truly democratic party for the people.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensAmericaYoungPartyNumbersHugeMajorsRedDemocraticCaughtCampaignsVotersElitesDemocratic PartyGrassrootsHuge Numbers Author:Jill Stein
“There are three major political organizations in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Koch Brothers Party. With billions to spend on campaigns. think tanks and 'educational' organizations, the Koch brothers are the most powerful. We must overturn Citizens United, move to public funding of elections and pass real tax reform.” ThinkingRealCountryMovingPoliticalThreeUnitedPowerfulPartyBrotherCitizensRepublicanTaxesMajorsOrganizationElectionDemocraticEducationalBillionsCampaignsReformMost PowerfulRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyFundingTanksTax ReformCitizens United Author:Bernie Sanders
“I think, from a progressive point of view, to have a Democratic Congress and a Democratic White House, and to have spent the time on Obamacare, which had real benefits, 20 million insured, but not on inequality, was a major cost to the Democratic Party, costing them their majorities, but also a bit of a cost to the country, because it didn't address the fundamental issues that led to Donald Trump and that led to a lot of unhappiness, just the continued widening inequality.” ThinkingRealCountryHouseBitsWhiteViewsPartyMillionsIssuesTrumpCostBenefitsMajorsFundamentalsMajorityDemocraticCongressPoint Of ViewInequalityAddressesUnhappinessWhite HouseProgressiveDemocratic PartyObamacare Author:David Brooks
“My hope is that we can get a Republican-Democratic agreement on how we strengthen Social Security as well as looking at some of these other major expenditures that we have that we've got to deal with to make sure that we're not just leaving you guys with a mountain of debt.” WellsGuySocialDealsSecurityRepublicanMountainMajorsDemocraticLeavingDebtAgreementSocial SecurityExpenditures Author:Barack Obama
“What democratic socialism is about is saying that it is immoral and wrong that the top one-tenth of 1 percent in this country own almost 90 percent - almost - own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. That it is wrong, today, in a rigged economy, that 57 percent of all new income is going to the top 1 percent. That when you look around the world, you see every other major country providing health care to all people as a right, except the United States.” PeopleWorldLooksCountryStatesCareTodayWealthUnitedUnited StatesEconomyMajorsPercentDemocraticBottomIncomeSocialismAround The WorldHealth CareProvidingImmoralRiggedDemocratic Socialism Author:Bernie Sanders