40 democrats are there in the senate.
40 democrats are there in the senate.
how many democrats are there in the senate?
40
support for the war among the american people has diminished over time and many democrats have changed their opinion and now oppose a continuation of the conflict. in july 2008, gallup found that 41% of democrats called the invasion a "mistake" while a 55% majority disagreed. in contrast, republicans were more supportive of the war. the survey described democrats as evenly divided about whether or not more troops should be sent—56% support it if it would mean removing troops from iraq and only 47% support it otherwise. a cnn survey in august 2009 stated that a majority of democrats now oppose the war. cnn polling director keating holland said: "nearly two thirds of republicans support the war in afghanistan. three quarters of democrats oppose the war". an august 2009 "washington post" poll found similar results and the paper stated that obama's policies would anger his closest supporters.
democratic party (united states)
having been badly defeated in the 1984 presidential election, the democrats in 1985 and 1986 were eager to find a new approach to win the presidency. they created the democratic leadership council (dlc). they felt more optimistic this time due to the continuing iran contra scandal plus the large gains in the 1986 mid-term elections which resulted in the democrats taking back control of the senate after six years of republican rule. they were looking for a young, inspiring candidate who could appeal to women, national security democrats, and minorities. to this end party leaders tried to recruit the new york governor, mario cuomo, to be a candidate. cuomo had impressed many democrats with his stirring keynote speech at the 1984 democratic convention, and they believed that he would be a strong candidate. however, cuomo chose not to run and as a result, the democratic front-runner for most of 1987 was former colorado senator gary hart. he had made a strong showing in the 1984 presidential election and, after mondale's defeat, had positioned himself as the moderate centrist many democrats felt their party would need to win.
1988 democratic party presidential primaries