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Agnosticsherbet

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10. A big "D" Democrat is a member of the Democratic Party in one of these states of the United States.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2014, 01:21 AM

Mar 2014

A little "d" democrat is someone who believes in the ideals of democracy such as government elected by the people. Small "d" democrat is self-definitional. Big "D" Democrat is a member of the party. What defines the Democratic Party is it's platform. The Platform changes from election to election.

2012 Democratic Party Platform

1964 Democratic Party Platform

1944 Democratic Party Platform

1856 Democratic Party Platform

The fact that the 1856 Democratic Party Platform looks remarkably like the Tea party is one of those historical oddities. Over time, parties change.

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Allow me to inject some reality into the endless squabbles about who's a "real Democrat" [View all] brooklynite Mar 2014 OP

You're saying Joe Lieberman is/was a real Democrat? RC Mar 2014 #1

Yes I do and yes he was... brooklynite Mar 2014 #2

Is a person a Democrat.... ReRe Mar 2014 #16

And what is the purpose of DU? RC Mar 2014 #24

In retrospective, he seems to be slightly Cleita Mar 2014 #7

Don't be Daft psiman Mar 2014 #18

... Cleita Mar 2014 #27

And therein resides the problem. RC Mar 2014 #25

+1 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #3

Reality, yes ... but don't make further assumptions. frazzled Mar 2014 #4

And she gets a 63/100 on That's My Congress, hardly liberal. joshcryer Mar 2014 #11

Facts and Evidence: I Like That in an Argument psiman Mar 2014 #19

Thanks for that post dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #23

The central premise of the OP is the rejection of labels ... 1000words Mar 2014 #5

Huh? psiman Mar 2014 #20

This reminds me of Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #6

I suspect that those who demand only "real Democrats" hang out here or... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #8

I don't think people who insult Obama on DU are interested in "real Democrat" flamingdem Mar 2014 #9

A big "D" Democrat is a member of the Democratic Party in one of these states of the United States. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2014 #10

And it's ratified at the convention, by the delegates we select. joshcryer Mar 2014 #12

Delegates selcted by big "D" Democrats, yes. Members of the party elect the delegates. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2014 #13

Delegates tend to be extremely diverse, too. joshcryer Mar 2014 #14

Ye, it has grown more liberal. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2014 #15

A fair point. davidthegnome Mar 2014 #17

Yes, the term Democrat is amorphous. DeSwiss Mar 2014 #21

The real and imaginary complex domain of politics polynomial Mar 2014 #22

Both of my Senators are more liberal than Warren. Why is she your standard for 'as liberal Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #26

She's not my "standard"... brooklynite Mar 2014 #28

Ah I mistakenly took your OP at face value, as being about election of Democrats Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #31

What's your point? polichick Mar 2014 #29

I'm a Democrat because: lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #30