Being a Republican or a Democrat is a big deal in the United States. Unlike most of the countries especially the third world countries, political party affiliations are for politicians alone. The beauty of these political parties is that it creates an almost perfect dichotomy of the principles, ideologies and aspirations not just of every politician but also of the common people who are members of it.
States all across the United States has a specific political party to vote, and usually some of those zealous supporters often have their own
political party flags to show to others that they support the ideology of a political party.
These political parties have several distinct traits. The Republicans are considered to be conservatives and are most likely interested in foreign relations. While Democrats, on the other hand are liberal in nature and has a protectionist nature in governing the country. Let's try to understand the roots of these political parties one by one.
The Republican Part was founded by a coalition in 1854. These coalition was composed of the Free-soil, Whig, No-Nothing as well as other Northern Democrats who were dissatisfied with the conciliatory attitude of other Democrats on the Slavery issue. Today, the Republican Party could be well recognized with the George W. Bush and of course the Senator John McCain.
The Democrats on the other hand could also be traced during to the coalition formed behind Thomas Jefferson. Today Contemporary Democrat leaders like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama forwards the general ideology of the political Party.
As Barack Obama wins the 2008 Elections in the United States, the flag of the Democrats would surely shine on the Political Scene. Who knows what kind of changes Obama will do to the United States. One thing is for sure, everyone will hope that he will be the leader that everyone hoped (specially the ones who voted him) him to be.
by:
The Flagman
