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What caused the Whig Party to die out?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is said to be the cause of the Whig Party to dissolve. The Whigs had previously united the battling interest groups in the North and the South. Southern Democrats and Northern Democrats also split apart. As many southerners and northerners could no longer use the Whigs as a uniting party, the Whigs fell apart.
What happen at the party convention for the Democrats that affected the 1860 presidential election?
Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
Which presidential candidate in 1948 lost the votes of many southern Democrats for his support of civil rights but won the election anyway?
Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey.
How many democrats are there in the Senate?
As of May 2014, there are 53 Democrats in the US Senate and 45 Republicans. There are also two independents, Bernie Sanders of VT and Angus King of ME, who are not members of either political party. However, they caucus with the Democratic Party, meaning, for purposes of committees and such, they "count as" Democrats.
What do Democrats want done with guns?
That's sort of a vague question, but generally speaking, Democrats are as split as the rest of the country on what to do about guns. Obama has signed every piece of NRA supported legislation that has come to his desk. Many Democrats are NRA members and many support positions that the NRA would not agree with.
