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The Democratic Party of the United States is composed of various factions, with some overlap and enough agreement between them to coexist in one party. == Progressive wing == (詳細はsocial democratic agenda.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Judis, B. J. (11 July 2003). The trouble with Howard Dean. ''Salon.com''. )〕 Unifying issues among progressive Democrats include opposition to the War in Iraq, opposition to economic liberalism and social conservatism, opposition to all corporate influence in government, support for universal health care or single-payer health care, revitalization of the national infrastructure and steering the Democratic Party in the direction of being a more forceful party. Compared to other factions of the party, they've been most critical of the Republican Party, and most supportive of direct democracy. The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is a caucus of progressive Democrats, along with one independent, in the U.S. Congress. It is the single largest Democratic caucus in the House of Representatives. Its members have included Dennis Kucinich, Alan Grayson, John Conyers (Michigan), Jim McDermott (Washington), John Lewis (Georgia), the late Senator Paul Wellstone (Minnesota), Barbara Lee (California), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Many progressive Democrats are ideological descendants of the New Left of Democratic Presidential candidate/Senator George McGovern of South Dakota; others were involved in the presidential candidacies of Vermont Governor Howard Dean and U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio; and still others are disaffected former members of the Green Party. This groups consists disproportionately of college-educated professionals.〔 A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that a plurality, 41%, resided in mass affluent households and 49% were college graduates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pew Research Center. (10 May 2005). Beyond Red vs. Blue. )〕 Progressive Democratic candidates for public office have had popular support as candidates in metropolitan areas outside the South, and among African-Americans nationwide. Other famous progressives include Eugene McCarthy and Ted Kennedy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Factions in the Democratic Party (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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