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Progressive Group Pours Major Cash Into Scott Walker Recall Effort

By The Huffington Post May 29th 2012 - 11:32AM

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee announced Tuesday that it will send $100,000 to Wisconsin to help unseat Gov. Scott Walker (R), a cash infusion that will go to the state Democratic Party's field operations for next week's recall vote.

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The Truth About the Democratic Party

By Tim Suttle Mar 24th 2012 - 08:49AM

This is the third entry in a three part series on the major party players in the 2012 presidential election.

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DNC Pushed To Incorporate Marriage Equality Into Party Platform

By Amanda Terkel Feb 13th 2012 - 01:16PM

An LGBT organization is calling on the Democratic Party to officially support marriage equality, launching a national campaign to get Democrats to enshrine it in the 2012 party platform -- even though the head of the party, President Barack Obama, still does not support same-sex marriage.

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Maryland Democratic Superdelegate Yvette Lewis Scouts Out Charlotte Convention Site

By Michael Grass Oct 12th 2011 - 11:25AM

For Maryland Democratic Party chair Yvette Lewis, scouting out hotels and conference sites for next year's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., isn't just about seeing the sites of the Queen City. It's also a homecoming of sorts.

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Destroying the Democratic Party to "Save" It

By Mike Lux Mar 28th 2011 - 11:50AM

Alongside these political arguments, naturally, they restate their long-held policy argument that cutting these benefits is the right thing -- indeed the "progressive" thing -- to do.

Background on democratic party

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States along with the Republican Party.

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