How can one tell for the kind of answers or questions whether one is  Democrat or Republican?
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Republicans are for tax cuts for the wealthy, for the death penalty, less regulation for big business, keeping the minimum wage low, for the government to not help poor people if at all possible, pro military, anti universal health care, etc....\n\nDemocrats are for the working people, for the wealth to pay their fair share of taxes, business regulations to protect the working people, raising the minimum wage to a fair level, health care reform, to stop being the policemen of the world, etc...\n\nThe wealthy now have the lowest tax rates since the early 1930's the the Republican government wants to cut their taxes even more.  Meanwhile, we have the biggest national debt in the history of our country! Does that make any sense? (rhetorical question)
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What each party believes (generally) d= Democrats, r=Rep.\n\n-Political outlook: D(left-center, liberal) R(right-center, conservative)\n\n- Taxes: D(progressive, generally higher), R:(flat tax, lower)\n\n- War: D(generally dovish, but not always), R:(hawkish)\n\n- Abortion: D:(Pro-choice) R:(Pro-Life)\n\n- Religion (of followers): D:(Non-religious, new religions, Mainline protestants, Jews), R:(evangelicals, increasingly Catholic)\n\n-Race/region: D(Northeast, West coast, Midwest, urban, blacks, jews, ethnic) R:(south, west, whites, religious ethnic groups, rural)\n\n- Gun control: D(yes) R:(no)\n\n- In bed with ?: D(Feminist groups, ACLU, NOW, Unions, Lawyers) R(Religious Right, NRA, Big Business, Big Oil)\n\n-who cynics say runs the party: D("radical feminists, gays, blacks, psuedo-intellectual college types, maybe even {gasp} communists !") R(" Religious nuts, trailer trash, Halburton, Neo-cons, maybe even {gasp} fascists").
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Rather than answer your own question, conduct your own test of the media.  Buy newspapers (more than one), liberal & conservative compare how the news is dealt with. Really extend yourself and watch different news shows on cable, try fox news for a few days. You'll find that they aren't as biased as you think.   If you are going to follow up a question with slurs against Republicans your mind is already made up, and there's really no reason to look any further though.
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Republicans and Democrats are just two sides of the same coin.  Republicans are pro gun anti abortion.  Democrats are anti gun, pro abortion.  Other than that it's all talk and smoke and infighting, they both serve their corporate masters.  When it comes to screwing over the working class and slowly taking away our freedoms it is bipartisan.
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Try political Compass. It's an online test
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A demorcrat would be a Liberal.  In fact, in America, Republicans are often referred to as conservatives and Deamocrats are often referred to as Liberals.  I hope this helps.  Blessings to you.
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Republicans believe that everyone has an equal chance to succeed, so they are against Affirmative Action and the like, because, unlike Democrats, they feel that minorities have every chance to do well.  Republicans believe in Equality.  Republicans believe in lower taxes and free trade\n\nDemocrats are more socialist.  They believe in the distribution of wealth.  They believe in the expansion of a welfare state.  They oppose a strong military and national defense.  They are for raising taxes and more government programs
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This is actually close to the description I use to illustrate the basic difference between Republicans and Democrats:\n\nDemocrats will help feed the people fish.\nRepublicans will teach people to fish.\n\nThis philosophy is kind of a touchstone on how to think about the parties. Democrats are all about the individual, providing for one person at a time, reading to them. Republicans want to help the larger class of people, thus will provide teaching to help the people make their own way.
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Funny, I'm native and a democrat.  Why do you ask?
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Even if it's not extremely clear, everybody (including me) would give you a biased opinion.  So, I'll recommend a website which shows EXACTLY what each party believes, on each issue.\n\nDemocrats\nhttp://ontheissues.org/Dem_Platform_2004.htm\nRepublicans\nhttp://ontheissues.org/2004_GOP_Platform.htm\n\nThese are the official platforms, or published definitive views, of both the Democrat & Republican parties.  You can't get much more accurate than from the parties themselves.
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I could tell you the basics of what each party stands for, but I won't. I do not want to influence your young mind. I suggest you forever register as an independent and do research and vote for those who you agree with most. You should never vote straight party lines for either party unless you feel it is necessary. All candidates have different ideas, morals, values, and minds, regardless of party affiliation. The best example I can give you is look at Harold Ford Jr. running for the U.S. house from Tennessee. He is supposed to be a democrat and does have some of the party's beliefs, but a lot of his beliefs are Republican values and he will be one of those in congress that votes on both sides of the isle. Almost every aspect of the life of those running for office or that are in office are public information and you can look up there voting records and where they stand on almost any issue. Good luck and have fun.
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Courts/Judiciary - Republicans -conservative\n                              Democrats - liberal\nCrime/Police - Republicans - catch the terrorists\n                        Democrats - lenient\nDefense/Military - Republicans - Aggressive in war\n                             Democrats - No war\nDisabilities - Republicans - concerned\n                     Democrats - no welfare\nDrugs - Republicans - drug users be jailed\n             Democrats - lenient\nEconomy - Republicans - not good economy\n                   Democrats - good\nEducation - Republicans - conservatives\n                   Demmocrats - liberal\nEnergy/Environment/Finace - Republicans - not good\n                                                Democrats - good
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Look up the party platforms for each party.  Consider that these are generally accepted.  These are not 100%.  You can and will vary from these.  Traditionally you associate with the one that is closest to the values you hold.  The other group associate with the one which has a history with them.  An example is a person who is Democrat because that is what his parent's were.  He may have no idea what the party stands for.  Another is members of the Black race tended to be Republicans after the Civil War because that was the party which helped make slavery illegal.  Today, that same race tends to associate with Democrats for much the same reason...civil rights issues.  Who knows what will happen in 50 years?\nIn short, check the party platforms.  Not all members of the African American race are Democrats, but that is the trend.  Just goes to show a variance.  You can vary too.  I would have used another race as an example, but my knowledge of other races in American politics is too limited.
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There really isn't a political affiliation calculated for Democrats and Republicans. You can have a Democrats that's conservative or a Republican that's liberal. It depends on the person's politics. These days though, Republicans are branded conservative and Democrats liberal. If you look at history, there are points of time when the affliation for Democrats and Republicans were reversed.
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Consult these guys http://www.democrats.org/
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Democrat.... or rather... liberal!
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Judging by the many of the questions and answers, I would guess liberal.