5 Political Parties

The Democratic  Party-  The Democratic party, also known as the Jacksonian party is the oldest political party to date.  It all started back in 1792 when the party was led by Thomas Jefferson.  Actually the original name for the Democratic party was the Republican party.  The party had limited power, but it was still a political party.  In 1798, The Republicans officially adopted name Democratic-Republican.  In 1832, the Democratic-Republican party was a disaster.  The party decided to split into two parties, the Whig and Democratic party.  During the Civil War, it was the Republican Party who focused on the issue of slavery, not the Democratic Party.  After the Civil War the Northern Democrats split up into two factions because some Democrats supported the Lincoln and some did not.  The names for the supporters of Lincolns were the War Democrats, and the ones who opposed them were called the Copperheads.  Over the years the Democrats and Republicans switched political views, so now basically the Democratic Party cares for the less fortunate and minorities.  The Republican Party focuses on what they can do to better themselves and only themselves.

Philosophy-  The basic philosophy of the Democratic Party is that it is better to be together rather than being on our own.  The Democrats believe that everyone has a fair opportunity to succeed and build what ever they want.  When the country succeeds the people succeeds, when the country fails, the country fails.

Mascot-  The Democratic Donkey first originated in Andrew Jackson's campaign.  Jackson's opponents called him a "jackass" or a donkey.  Jackson used this as an advantage because the donkey is "strong-willed", and Jackson thought as himself to be strong-willed.  From that point forward, the donkey was used to represent the democratic party.

Potential Candidate-  I believe Hillary Clinton is a potential candidate for the Democratic Party because her political philosophy is impacting the largest populated class which is the middle class.  Hillary Clinton was born October 26, 1947 and earned a law degree at Yale University.  She served as the first lady to Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001.  In 2007, Clinton announced that she will try to be the first female President.  She later lost to Democratic Barack Obama.  Though she lost she became the 67th U.S. secretary of state by Senate on January 21, 2009.  Clinton mostly focused on making women's rights and human rights a central talking point.

The Republican Party-  The Republican Party also known as the Grand Ole Party started back in 1792 by Thomas Jefferson.  He would later change the party name to the Democratic-Republican Party, and then later get into a little tussle with the Democratic Party.  The Republicans in the 1850's were against slavery.  Members from the Whig Party, Free Soil Party, and Democratic Party were apart the Republican party.  During the Civil War, President Lincoln was apart of the Republican Party and abolished slavery while in office.  The party would later be known as the party of Lincoln.  After the 1860 election, it was just the Democratic and Republican parties that were prevalent.  It was called the two party system.  In 1964, the Republicans were in complete dismay at there own convention.  They were concern if moderates or conservatives would take over the Presidency.  Lyndon B. Johnson ended up winning the election and becoming President.  Controversy stirred up in the 2000 Presidential election between Al Gore and George W. Bush.  Bush won the election, but Gore had 500,000 popular votes.  Bush won the election because he had more electoral votes than Gore (271-266).  The Republicans took back the office, but in 2008 Democratic Barack Obama became President.

Philosophy-  The philosophy of the Republican Party is to fight for everyone, so that they can have an opportunity to succeed.  They want to fight for everyone's freedom, so that they can achieve the American Dream.

Mascot-  Thomas Nast who is a cartoonist invented the Republican mascot which is the elephant.  The mascot came from a drawing Nast had made and soon was established as the mascot of the Republicans.  The Republicans say that the elephant is strong and dignified.

Potential Candidate-  A potential candidate for the Republican Party would be Ben Carson.  Ben Carson was born September 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan.  Ben Carson studied at Yale University and then went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University.  Ben Carson became a neurosurgeon and earned his fame when he separated conjoined twins.  In May 4, 2015 Carson announced that he would be running for President.  Carson stated that he doesn't believe in politics and that wants to do what is right for the Republican Party.

The Green Party-  The Green Party was first launched in May of 1972 at Victoria University.  The first actual Green Party campaign started in 1990.  The Greens became members of a five-party alliance including the NLP, Democrat, Mana Motuhake, and the Liberals.  It wasn't until 1996 when Jeanette Fitzsimons, Rod Donald, and Phillida Bunkle were apart of the Parliament.  Soon after, there were 20 Green representatives at local government level.  In 1997, the Green Party decided to leave the alliance for the 1999 election and become one Party.  The election of the 1999 was horrible for the Green Party.  The Green Party had no money to run their campaign.  Jeanette had to use her own money to see if she can beat Coromandel, and she barely did.  Since 1990, the Green Party has raised awareness, so that they can help the deaf people.  Catherine Delahunty also had a bill passed that allows polluters to dump waste in the waterways.

Philosophy-  The philosophy of the Green Party is that the future of the planet is at risk because of exploitation and reckless damage to the environment.  The Green Party believes that the people should not risk the planet's future by harming the environment.

Logo-  The logo is the earthflower logo for the Green Party.  The logo is all about the people coming together to protect the planet.  The logo represents peace and keeping the planet clean and unharmed for the future.  Keeping the planet clean would mean a better world for the people in it.

Potential Candidate-  A potential candidate for the Green Party is Cynthia McKinney.  McKinney was born on March 17, 1955.  She studied at the University of Southern California and went on to law school at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.  In 1993, McKinney became the first African American woman to be selected in Georgia at the House of Representatives.  In 2008 McKinney tried to run for President, but she could not fulfill her dreams.  Undeterred, she is still apart of the Green Party ready to come back to run for President in 2016.

The American Freedom Party-  The American Freedom Party(AFP) formerly known as the American Third Position(A3P) was founded in 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada by racist skinheads.  The group who founded it was named Freedom 14.  The white nationalist political group created the Golden State Party(GSP) which organized the Web forum Stormfront which was a website that informed people that immigrants should not be allowed in this country.  The GSP was doing well until their leader Tyler Cole was convicted of multiple crimes.  The Freedom 14 members were upset and decided to elect another racist corporate lawyer William Daniel Johnson.  Johnson's philosophy was that every non-white immigrant and U.S. citizen should be deported and never accepted in this country.  In 2010, the A3P began their first public campaign.  The members sent out flyers and emails promoting their party.  They were saying that this party is the future and we need your support.  In 2013, the A3P decided to change their name to the American Freedom Party.  Though the white supremacy group did not win any elections in 2010 they are still working together to become the best party in the country.

Philosophy-  The philosophy of the American Freedom Party is to inform the people of the political interests of White Americans.  This party wants to do without all races except white.  They want to keep this diverse country white and only white.  The party ultimately wants to ban any non-white immigrant from entering in the United States of America.

Logo-  This logo stands for the American Freedom Party.  The logo also stands for white supremacy.

Important Figure-  William D. Johnson is the Chairman of the American Freedom Party.  He went to Brigham Young University and then went to Law school at Columbia University.  Before getting involved in politics, he was a CEO for a Japanese clothing company. In 2010, William D. John decided that he needed to serve his country, and he did by becoming the Chairman of the American Freedom Party.  He states that he values the responsibility of the party and caring for the whites in the United States of America.

The Libertarian Party-  The Libertarian Party was founded on December 11, 1972 by eight activists in Colorado Springs, Colorado.  John Hospers was a philosophy professor at the University of Southern California who was nominated presidential candidate of the party.  In 1988, Ron Paul came in third for the U.S. presidency and received 430,000 votes.  That was almost twice more than any other third party candidate.  In 1994, 40 Libertarians were either elected or appointed.  Also more than 650 Libertarians ran for office to try to stop President Clinton's health care.  2.2 million people voted for Libertarians that year.

In 1996, the Libertarian set another record and became the first third party in U.S. history to earn a vote in all 50 states in two presidential candidate elections in a row.  Over 800 Libertarians ran for office in November.  The Libertarians are becoming well known now in the United States elections and no one is not becoming President, but people are still running for office which is good for them.  In 2013, 18 Libertarians were re-elected and by the end of the year 149 Libertarians were holding elected offices.

Philosophy-  The political philosophy for Libertarians are that they plan to seek freedom of choice for the people of this country.  Liberal means free, so that is what the Libertarians are trying to get at.

Logo-  The Libertarian logo is the the Libertarian porcupine.  The porcupine was created by Kevin Breen of the Libertarian Party Social Media Team in 2006.  This replaced the Libertarian Statue of Liberty logo.  The porcupine symbolizes the libertarianism way which is goes unnoticed in the public. 

Potential Candidate-  Derrick Michael Reid is a 2016 potential candidate for President of the United States.  He was born June 30, 1954.  Reid went to Western State University and the University of California.  Before he decided to run for President in 2016, he was an educational instructor for forty-five years.  Reid was also an electronic engineer.  Reid began to get into politics in 2012, and began making speeches about he individual liberty and states' right over the authority of the government.  He also is a very religious person and has made several speeches about adultery, abortion, incest, murder, and homosexuality.