Howdy sweetlealani-ga,
The best place to start is to get this type of information straight
from the horse's mouth, or in this case, the elephant's (the symbol
of the Republican Party) and donkey's (the symbol of the Democratic
Party) mouths.
Here is the link to the Democratic National Committee home page.
http://www.democrats.org/
Here is the link to the Democratic Party's "Agenda" web page.
http://www.democrats.org/a/party/ourorganization.html
Here are the main points, and links to more information, from the
above web page.
= Security
- Keeping America Safe at Home
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/security_at_home/
- Strength Overseas
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/strength_overseas/
- Honoring Our Troops, Veterans, and Their Families
http://www.democrats.org/a/communities/veterans_and_military_families/
= Opportunity
- A Strong Economy
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/economic_growth/
- Education
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/education/
- Retirement Security
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/secure_retirement/
- Affordable Health Care
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/affordable_health_care/
= Responsibility
- Honest Government
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/honest_government/
- Election Reform
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/election_reform/
- Protecting Our Environment
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/clean_environment/
- Civil Rights & Justice
http://www.democrats.org/a/national/civil_rights/
Here is the link to the Republican National Committee home page.
http://www.gop.com/
Here is the link to the Republican Party's "Issues" web page.
http://www.gop.com/Issues/
Here are the main points, and links to more information, from the
above web page.
- Jobs & Economy
http://www.gop.com/Issues/JobsAndEconomy
- Safety & Security
http://www.gop.com/Issues/SafetyAndSecurity
- Tax Reform
http://www.gop.com/Issues/TaxReform
- Education
http://www.gop.com/Issues/Education
- Social Security
http://www.gop.com/Issues/SocialSecurity
- Nominations
http://www.gop.com/Issues/Nominations
- Legal Reform
http://www.gop.com/Issues/LegalReform
- Immigration Reform
http://www.gop.com/Issues/ImmigrationReform
- Faith & Values
http://www.gop.com/Issues/FaithAndValues
Another great resource are the entries for both parties on the free
encyclopedia web site of Wikipedia.
Wikipedia entry for the Democratic Party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)
Wikipedia entry for the Republican Party.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)
Keep in mind that there are many more political parties in the United
States other than the Democratic and Republican Parties, as shown on
this Wikipedia entry titled "List of political parties in the United
States."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_States
"Each of these three (along with the Democratic and Republican) parties
had ballot status for its presidential candidate in states with enough
electoral votes to have had a theoretical chance of winning the 2004
presidential election. The Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican
parties have already met this threshold for the 2008 election. The
Constitution and Green parties are the only other parties that appear
to have a reasonable chance of doing so.
- Constitution Party
- Green Party
- Libertarian Party
..."
The above Wikipedia entry also lists over 60 other parties they describe
as "Current minor and regional parties that have endorsed candidates."
"These parties do not have ballot status for their presidential candidate
in enough states to have a theoretical chance to win. Some do not have
presidential candidates at all, but do have candidates for other offices."
If you need any clarification, please feel free to ask.
Search strategy:
Known resources of Wikipedia and the sites of the Democratic and Republican
National Committees.
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