“EMILY's List members are deeply committed to electing pro-choice Democratic women whom we trust to stand up for our rights, treat us honestly, and make us proud. Our candidates fight for us every day. Blanche Lincoln failed to hold up her end of the bargain.” EndsChoicesFightingRightsProudMembersTreatsDemocraticCommittedListsHonestlyCandidatesBargainsEmilyBlancheEmily's Author:Ellen Malcolm
“A society which makes provision for participation in its good of all its members on equal terms and which secures flexible readjustment of its institutions through interaction of the different forms of associated life is in so far democratic. Such a society must have a type of education which gives individuals a personal interest in social relationships and control, and the habits of mind which secure social changes without introducing disorder.” GivingMindDifferentFormLife IsIndividualSocialTermInterestTypeHabitEqualMembersInstitutionsDemocraticSecureDisorderInteractionIntroducingParticipationSocial ChangeFlexibleProvisionHabits Of MindPersonal InterestSocial Relationships Book:Democracy And Education Source: Democracy And Education
“Education in democracy must be carried on within the Party so that members can understand the meaning of democratic life, the meaning of the relationship between democracy and centralism, and the way in which democratic centralism should be put into practice. Only in this way can we really extend democracy within the Party and at the same time avoid ultra-democracy and the laissez-faire that destroys discipline.” WayShouldPartyPracticeDemocracyDisciplineMembersDemocraticLaissez FaireUltras Author:Mao Zedong
“I do not desire to give myself any fresh political label. Though the formation of the Union of Democratic Control it has been possible for me to work in close co-operation with several of your leaders and this joint effort on the part of the Labour members and radicals is having I think a very beneficial effect. I do not desire to alienate myself from any of my former political associates but rather to endeavour to urge them along the same path which I myself am treading.” ThinkingGivingHas BeensPoliticalDesireEffortLeaderPathEffectsMembersUnionsDemocraticFormerRadicalLabelsOperationsLabourUrgesAssociatesBeneficialJointsFormationEndeavourTreadingJoint Efforts Author:Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
“As far as party primaries are concerned, both Republican - and Democratic - Party primaries are dominated by the most zealous voters, whose views may not reflect the views of most members of their own respective parties, much less the views of those who are going to vote in the November general election.” MayViewsPartyRepublicanMembersConcernedVoteElectionDemocraticPrimariesVotersDemocratic PartyNovemberZealousGeneral Elections Author:Thomas Sowell
“The Democratic Party has succeeded so well that many of its members are now Republicans.” WellsPartyRepublicanMembersDemocraticDemocratic Party Author:Tip O'Neill
“My grandmother was also an active member of the tenants association and a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, and both of my parents were extremely liberal, so I think I grew up in a household that was very politically conscious - we all watched the elections on TV, and we watched the debates. So it was an awareness that we were raised with, and as we grew into young adults, we just naturally became politically active. It was just understood that it was important, that it was our responsibility.” ThinkingImportantYoungParentPartyResponsibilityAwarenessTvsGrewMembersGrew UpConsciousUnderstoodAdultsElectionDemocraticRaisedYoung AdultActiveDebateGrandmotherAssociationHouseholdSupporterMy GrandmotherDemocratic PartyTenants Author:Scarlett Johansson
“This is America, where a white Catholic male Republican judge was murdered on his way to greet a Democratic Jewish woman member of Congress, who was his friend. Her life was saved initially by a 20-year old Mexican-American gay college student, and eventually by a Korean-American combat surgeon, all eulogized by our African American President.” WayYearsAmericaPresidentWhiteStudentsCollegeJudgingRepublicanGayMembersCatholicDemocraticMalesCongressSavedAfrican AmericanCombatMexicanSurgeonsKoreanAmerican PresidentCollege StudentsMexican American Author:Mark Shields
“Where's that toxic rhetoric coming from? Let's not make a false pretense of balance: it's coming, overwhelmingly, from the right. It's hard to imagine a Democratic member of Congress urging constituents to be "armed and dangerous" without being ostracized; but Representative Michele Bachmann, who did just that, is a rising star in the G.O.P.” HardStarsImagineDangerousBalanceMembersDemocraticCongressRisingToxicRepresentativesRhetoricPretenseConstituents Author:Paul Krugman
“I want a Labour Party that is more democratic, more open and listens to its members.” WantPartyMembersDemocraticLabourLabour Party Author:Diane Abbott
“The [Democratic] party pulled out its kill switch against Bernie [Sanders] and sabotaged him. As we saw from the emails revealed, showing the collusion between the Democratic National Committee, Hillary's campaign, and members of the corporate media.” PartySawsMediaMembersDemocraticCampaignsCorporateCommitteesEmailDemocratic PartyCollusion Author:Jill Stein
“I think Hillary Clinton deserves to have people vouch for her other than members of the Democratic National Committee.” PeopleThinkingMembersDeserveDemocraticClintonCommittees Author:William Weld
“There's a statement from several members of the Senate, both Democrats and Republicans, including the Democratic leader, Charles Schumer; John McCain, the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee; and Lindsey Graham, also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. They write that recent reports of Russian interference in our elections should alarm every American. They say Democrats and Republicans must work together to investigate this.” ShouldWritingTogetherLeaderRepublicanMembersElectionDemocraticDemocratIncludingStatementsReportsChairsWorking TogetherSenateCommitteesAlarmsInterferenceMccainArmed ServicesDemocratic Leaders Author:George Stephanopoulos
“You put the republican members of congress who are up for re-election, and quite candidly, the democrats, because every democratic congressperson ought to be writing, tweeting, and you put them on notice. We are the boss of this government, not the [Donald] Trump.” WritingGovernmentOughtTrumpRepublicanMembersElectionDemocraticDemocratCongressBoss Author:Joe Madison
“There's just so many facets, I think, of the ignorance in our society that have to be corrected if we're really going to have a democratic society and a society that is just and that respects all of the members of this society regardless of who they are, what color they may be, what sexual orientation that they have or what gender, you know, they happen to be.” IfsThinkingKnowsMayHappensIgnoranceColorMembersDemocraticGenderOur SocietyOrientationFacetsThis SocietyDemocratic Society Author:Dolores Huerta
“What I said to the members [of Congress] who hoped they would be chairmen: let's don't have that problem. Be thinking now about legislation that you have, preferably that enjoys some Democratic support because we certainly didn't think we were going to have 60 and we don't.” ThinkingSaidProblemWould BeEnjoySupportMembersDemocraticCongressLegislationChairman Author:Mitch McConnell
“The Germans, for example, have some kind of compromise between single-member and broader districts. In Israel, you have nothing, you have only a national election. You have no local districts at all. And that's because of the idea that in addition to other ideological differences, locality matters. The question is does the congressman represent his district and the interests of his district? And as I said there's quite a variety of systems the democratic world. The implications need to be examined.” WorldNeedsKindDoeSaidIdeasMatterInterestDifferencesExampleMembersElectionDemocraticIsraelLocalsCompromiseVarietyImplicationsIdeologicalCongressmanLocality Author:Kenneth Arrow
“But I'm not a member of the Democratic Party. If you know anything about me, anybody who's followed me, I'm the anti-Democrat. I have railed against the Democrats for a long time.” IfsKnowsLongPartyMembersLong TimeDemocraticDemocratDemocratic Party Author:Michael Moore
“The teachers' unions that block school reform have done serious damage to the union brand. The public no longer views unions as their friend, much less their champion. They view them as corrupt, intransigent and more interested in protecting their political clout within the Democratic Party than protecting their members or even school children.” ChildrenDoneSchoolPoliticalViewsPartyTeacherSeriousMembersUnionsDemocraticBlockBrandsReformChampionDamageDemocratic PartyCloutTeachers Unions Author:Juan Williams
“Whether they be young in spirit, or young in age, the members of the Democratic Party must never lose that youthful zest for new ideas and for a better world, which has made us great.” WorldMadeIdeasAgeYoungSpiritLosesPartyMembersDemocraticNew IdeasDemocratic PartyBe YoungZest Author:John F. Kennedy