Democratic Post

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1. For more than 200 years, Democrats have represented the interests of working families, fighting for equal opportunities and justice for all Americans.
2. The Democrats were founded on the conviction that wealth and privilege shouldn’t be an entitlement to rule and the belief that the values of hardworking families are the values that should guide us.
3. Today Democrats are fighting to repair a decade of damage and grow an economy based on the values of Main Street, not greed and reckless speculation.
4. Democrats are focused on rescuing our economy not just in the short run but also rebuilding our economy for the long run—an economy that lifts up not just some Americans, but all Americans.
5. Founded more than 200 years ago, the Democratic Party was born in response to the idea that government should represent the people and that wealth and status should not be an entitlement to rule.  
6. Being a Democrat means meeting the challenges of changing times so that all Americans can prosper. 
7. Democrats have a long and proud history of defending Civil Rights and expanding opportunity for all Americans.  
8. Democrats believe that we all have a part to play in promoting equality and protecting Americans against discrimination, and we continue to work vigorously toward greater freedom and equality in America.
9. Democrats are committed to helping all Americans confront these challenges—spurring job creation, rebuilding our infrastructure, investing in clean-energy technologies, and restoring fairness and opportunity to our economy.
10. Democrats cut taxes for 95 percent of working families, provided help for small businesses and homeowners, and strengthened consumer protections for anyone who has a credit card or a bank loan.
11.  Democrats recognize education as the most pressing economic issue in America’s future, and we cannot allow our country to fall behind in a global economy.
12. Democrats have pursued for nearly a century: making health care available to all Americans.
13. Democrats have pursued for nearly a century: making health care available to all Americans.
14. Democrats are committed to ensuring that our troops have the training, equipment, and support that they need when they are deployed and the care that they and their families need and deserve when they return home.
15. Democrats are committed to reversing this trend by investing in the technologies and jobs of the future while increasing support for more advanced research, labs, and classrooms.