Republicrats explained

Democrats and Republicans, the two major political parties of our modern world, they both have roots in the Democratic-Republican party but in our day and age these two powerful political are at eachothers throats. This blog post will outline the evolution of these political parties and how they have gotten to be who they are today. I feel the best way to compare the two would be by comparing the first President of the party to the most recent political canidates in our 2008 presidential race.

First let us examine who the "Democratic-Republicans" really are. Founded in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the Democratic-Republican party opposed the Federalist party and wished to limit the power of the government through The Constitiution. There other ideologies included but were not limited to the belief that the cultivation of plants, or farming leads to a fuller and happier life, they stressed liberty and rights as central values, rejected inherited political power and expected citizens to be co-dependent and perform civic duties. Stressing individual freedom and limited government. As well as states possessing certain rights and political powers in relation to the federal government. In 1824 this dominant political party was split into factions one becoming the Democratic party.

Andrew Jackson was the first president in American history to refer to himself as a Democrat. In power from 1829 to 1837 many regard Andrew Jackson as shaping the republican party we know today. Though Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Andrew Jackson were both Democrats the were very different people who lived at very different times, Jackson was a very violent man. A biography about Andrew Jackson states,

"Fiercely jealous of his honor, he engaged in brawls, and in a duel killed a man who cast an unjustified slur on his wife Rachel."

Andrew Jackson was a Slave owner, he made his profit from buying and selling slaves splitting up families for business. The also varied on their opinions of government, Jackson believed more in the classical form of liberalism where Barack Obama leans more towards . This sounds nothing like the Barack we know today, showing key differences in character but the Democratic party has started to lean away from State rights and have moved more towards Modern Liberalism.


Many people recognize Abe Lincoln as the outspoken man who's views against slavery and redefined the conservative movement by insisting that the Declaration of Independence was a foundation for defining freedom and equality. Lincoln did not believe in making unfounded accusations and statements. Arizona Senator and past current GOP presidential nominee John McCain developed a reputation in the media as a "maverick" for disagreeing with common, popular Republican legislation and ideas. Among those, in 1983 John McCain was inducted into congress as a representative of Arizona's 1st congressional district, he opposed the creation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. King, a proud supporter of Abraham Lincoln and his push to create the Emancipation Proclamation and give African-Americans a chance to live -- the ways that an American with freedom should -- was a legacy that took a long 25 years for John McCain to acknowledge.

Thursday, October 2, 2008