What's the difference between Republican supporters and Democratic supporters?
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Republicans supporters have more money???
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Most democrats (which is mostly how I voted) tend to follow a "we are responsible for the welfare of society" type belief system, whereas republicans seem to follow a "let's create an enemy, a 'them', and work against 'them' (us vs. them)" kind of system.\n\nI'm more for inclusion than exclusion.\n\nOf course, this is a very vague generalization.\n\nI also (being from Missouri) voted for McCaskill over Talent partially because Talent looks like a child molester.  True story.
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For a REAL answer...Republicans generally tend to want the power to go to the states and don't believe in big government (hence the tax cuts).  Democrats generally DO want lots of federal power and believe that government-sponsored programs will cure everything.  Obviously my answer is biased too, but at least I put some thought into it.  Also, Republicans tend to be much more conservative in their moral views than Democrats.\n\nOne more thing- Both parties are made up of the rich and the poor.  Hollywood tends to be Democratic (uber rich), and people who USE government programs (uber poor) are also usually Democrats.  Republicans are made up of uber rich CEO types as well as working class people who just want to be able to use their money the way they see fit rather than have the government support the afore mentioned group of Democrats.\n\nI can't stay away from this thread!  3rd time today...I'm a teacher in a public school- not at all rich...and I'm Republican.  So it's not all about rich people vs poor people (as I mentioned above).
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Generally Republicans believe that business if left alone serves society. Democrats believe that people sometimes need assistance from the government. Republicans are more rugged individualists and Democrats believe we have a moral duty to help each other out. Republicans tend to rely on business to cure societal ills and Democrats tend to rely on government.
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Repubublican is right wing i.e. Conservative and the Democrats are more left wing i.e.Labour
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No to both.\nLiberals are generally people who view individual liberties as paramount. They also tend to believe in the common good and are generally more open-minded and generous. The democratic party use to adhere to theses thoughts plus they were pro-worker. Liberals tend to run the gamut of political parties and are found in the democratic party more so than in the republican party. The democratic party is not completely made up of liberals. Since the Reagan years many democrats have adopted a neoliberal, pro-corporation "free trade" ideology (Clinton, Biden, Lieberman, etc..) and are anything but liberal. \nI hope this answers your question.
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Republican\n\nthe Democratic party has taken on too many "fringe" organizations and has alienated people who used to vote independently.\n\nIndependents can't raise the money needed
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Right now with the Republicans it is a Republic. When the Democrats are in power it is a Democracy. That is the difference. One is for the people, and the other for wealth.
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I'm a Democrat because I feel strongly about civil rights issues, and the Republicans usually skirt these issues, ignore them completely or play the Christian card and say that your rights can be restricted by the government based on religious precepts, which is ludicrous.\nI still feel, however, that the Democratic party is weak, but until we chuck the two party system, they are all I've got.
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I realize facts aren't what you're looking for, but here ya go...according to "Party Politics in America" (M. Hershey, P. Beck; Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, 2003), "People with lower incomes and less education are more likely to call themselves Democrats than Republicans." (p. 129)
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Mainly Dems think it is the responsibility of the Government to take care of the people and Republicans believe the Governments job is to provide the people with the opportunity to take care of themselves. Most Republicans are more willing to help the person needing help on the side of the road, while Dems think it is the Governments job. A study released this week says that Conservatives give more to charities then Liberals.
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Democrats & Republican.
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well there is not much differance/ Dems are for welfare for the poor and starving and the middleclass working man. Repulicans are for welfare for the RIch and not paying taxes even if they have to put all the dept on to there childrens back. \nIt used to be republicans were for fiscal responsibility they just want to elimate the bill of rights establish a state relgion and bring back slavery. I say this because that is what they say they want to do listen to them.
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Traditionally, Democrats.  (The Democratic party in Minnesota, for example, is call the Farmer-Labor party.) Most of this goes back to the Depression, in which the Democratic party took actions to institute relief, and at some times in history Democrats are been more sympathetic to the farming blocs arguments about tariffs.\n\nThese days however, many farm states lean Republican.  Some of the reason is cultural (farmers are often suspicious of the urban supporters of the Democrats) and some is the Republican emphasis on values of individualism.\n\nThe issue of farm subsidies is a bit of a red herring.  All politicians from farm states support them, but they are in effect mostly corporate subsidies to giant agricultural interests, supported by more Republicans than Democrats, and only of limited interest to individual farmers.
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Coincidently, the democrat party relies far more on huge donations, over 1 million, than does the republican party (opensecrets.org). \nBTW, republicans are far more personally charitable than are democrats, who seem to believe that charity is best handled through govt., of course, after the union bureaucrats get their "cut".
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A Democrat is a liberal while a Republican is a conservative.\nThe youth prefers the liberal while mature people likes the conservative.  Religious groups prefer the conservative but hates the liberals for championing abortion and gay marriages.
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The democrats generally support big business and seek to maintain the status quo - don't rock the boat. On the other hand the republicans generally support big business and would like things to stay pretty much the same - don't make waves. The two parties have taken over the election process and the national debates. Neither party will allow independent oversight for elections or independent candidates in any of the national debates.\n\nAbout 30% of Americans are registered democrat; about 30% are republican. Divide and rule is each party's motto.