From White Supremacy to Barack Obama: The History of the Democratic Party

The party completely turned upside down. Watch the history of the Republican Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8VOM8ET1WU Correction: A previous version of this video incorrectly stated that the Republican nominee in 1912 was James K. Polk. It was William Taft. We regret the error. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO The Democratic Party is the oldest political party in the United States, and arguably the world. But during its more than 180 years of existence, it has accomplished a remarkable ideological and geographical transformation. Originally a staunch defender of slavery in the South, the party now won the support of most non-white voters. Once defending rural interests against coastal elites, the party now draws much of its strength from cities and coastal areas. This video recounts the origins of the Democratic Party, its various metamorphoses and the sources of its strength – and its weaknesses – today. Hispanic immigration data comes from the Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends Project http://www.pewhispanic.org/interactives/hispanic-population-by-county/ Vox.com is a news website that helps you to cut through the noise and understand what is really going on. make headlines about the events. Visit http://www.vox.com to stay up to date on everything from Kurdistan to the Kim Kardashian app. Check out our complete video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H Or on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o

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