He has also raised only twice as much as Trump, a narrower margin than at most other large tech companies. Biden is the third-biggest recipient among presidential candidates at Salesforce, behind Sanders and Warren. Among organizations, workers at the cloud software company have sent the most money to a group called Tech for Campaigns , which connects political campaigns with developers to try to "flip state legislatures all across the country blue.
CEO Marc Benioff hasn't contributed much this year, but in this cycle he's been an equal opportunist. He also contributed to Democrat Mark Kelly, who is trying to unseat Sen. Martha McSally in Arizona. Google employees may not be the most partisan but they do provide, by far, the most capital among tech companies. Josh Harder, D-Calif. Microsoft has seen one of the most dramatic swings in the tech industry.
Biden is second to Sanders among individual recipients. McGrath has also received a good chunk of cash from Microsoft employees. In this cycle, Biden has raised less than Sanders, Warren or Buttigieg. One of Trump's leading financial supporters in tech comes from Apple. Then Tom Steyer , the hedge fund billionaire, actually did. Now Michael Bloomberg , who is richer than all of them, is reportedly positioning to do the same.
And while those four made the headlines, around other billionaires have been quietly donating to Democratic hopefuls. Forbes mined roughly 2. Ninety-one billionaires donated in their own names. We found 22 billionaires who did not give any money but are married to people who did. By the close of the latest fundraising period, on September 30, , Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Cory Booker each counted at least 40 billionaires or spouses of billionaires among their backers.
Call it the billionaire horse race, as candidates travel the country collecting funds from the richest people in America. Lately, Joe Biden has been gaining ground. The party's fracture set the stage for the election of the first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln. Bitterness over the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction motivated Southern states to primarily support the Democratic Party for the next years, during which time they wielded considerable control over the party.
By the s, the Democratic Party had evolved from its original platform and began to favor more government oversight and regulation in business and economic affairs. The progressive policies of the Wilson administration initiated the transition, which deepened with the establishment of various social assistance programs after the Great Depression.
During this period, the Democratic Party began to embrace a more liberal interpretation of the United States Constitution. Religious affiliation also contributed to the evolution of the Democratic Party.
Because of this sharp division, issues like prohibition became difficult to negotiate. Republicans believed that the government should be involved in moral issues, such as alcohol consumption, while Democrats felt that the government should not make religious or moral legislation. For more than years, our party has led the fight for civil rights, health care, Social Security, workers' rights, and women's rights. We are the party of Barack Obama, John F. Kennedy, FDR, and the countless everyday Americans who work each day to build a more perfect union We've reined in a financial system that was out of control and delivered the toughest consumer protections ever enacted.
We've reworked our student loan system to make higher education more affordable and won the fight for equal pay for women. We passed the Recovery Act, which created or helped to save millions of jobs and made unprecedented investments in the major pillars of our country. From America's beginnings to today, people have turned to Democrats to meet our country's most pressing challenges—and pave the way for a future that lifts up all Americans. Constitution was amended to grant women the right to vote.
On August 18, , Tennessee's became the 36th state to ratify women's suffrage, and it became our nation's 19th amendment. President Roosevelt offered Americans a New Deal that put people back to work, stabilized farm prices, and brought electricity to rural homes and communities.
Under President Roosevelt, Social Security established a promise that lasts to this day: growing old would never again mean growing poor. By signing this act, FDR was the first president to advocate for federal assistance for the elderly. It was largely opposed by Republican legislators.
In , FDR signed the G. Bill—a historic measure that provided unprecedented benefits for soldiers returning from World War II, including low-cost mortgages, loans to start a business, and tuition and living expenses for those seeking higher education. By integrating the military, President Truman helped to bring down barriers of race and gender and pave the way the way for civil rights advancements in the years that followed.
In the s, Americans again turned to Democrats and elected President John Kennedy to tackle the challenges of a new era. President Kennedy dared Americans to put a man on the moon, created the Peace Corps, and negotiated a treaty banning atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons. This landmark piece of legislation outlawed major forms of discrimination against African Americans and women and prohibited racial segregation.
Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it ended unequal voting requirements and segregated schools, workplaces, and public facilities. President Johnson's enactment of Medicare was a watershed moment in America's history that redefined our country's commitment to our seniors—offering a new promise that all Americans have the right to a healthy retirement.
He created the Departments of Education and Energy and helped to forge a lasting peace between Israel and Egypt. In , after 12 years of Republican presidents, record budget deficits and high unemployment, Americans turned to Democrats once again and elected Bill Clinton to get America moving again. President Clinton balanced the budget, helped the economy add 23 million new jobs, and oversaw the longest period of peacetime economic expansion in history.
And in , Americans turned to Democrats and elected President Obama to reverse our country's slide into the largest economic downturn since the Great Depression and undo eight years of policies that favored the few over the many.
Under President Obama's direction and congressional Democrats' leadership, we've reformed a health care system that was broken and extended health insurance to 32 million Americans. After decades of trying and despite unanimous opposition from Republicans, President Obama and Democrats passed comprehensive health reform into law in March The Affordable Care Act will hold insurance companies accountable, lower costs, expand coverage, and improve care for all Americans.
Below is a list of the national leadership of the Democratic Party , as of October [12]. Below is a list of state chairpersons of the Democratic National Committee , as of October Click "show" on the box below to view the full list. The party platform is a written document that outlines the Democratic Party's policy priorities and positions on domestic and foreign affairs.
The platform also describes the party's core concepts and beliefs. Click here to view the complete Democratic Party Platform. In addition to the party platform, the DNC lists the following key policy issues on its website. Click "show" on the boxes below for more information about the issues. We must also strive for criminal justice reform, as well as common sense approaches to reduce and prevent gun violence.
Democrats have long valued education as the key to success, both for individuals and for our nation. Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that provided World War II veterans with opportunities for higher education. The G. Bill helped create the modern middle class in America. And in , Lyndon B. Johnson and a Democratic Congress enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with the goal of providing a quality education to every child.
In recent years Democrats have further increased access to higher education and restructured and dramatically expanded college financial aid, while making federal programs simpler, more reliable, and more efficient for students.
In , President Obama signed into law student loan reform that cut out the role of big banks. The Obama administration also doubled our investment in Pell Grants and made it easier for students to pay back student loans.
President Obama has worked to reform the higher education system and invested the most in student aid since the G. Democrats are committed to protecting that progress, because affordable public education is the foundation of our middle class. If Democrats want to get serious about recouping their losses and sincerely representing the working and middle class, they need their elected officials and party leaders to be brave enough to disavow themselves from corporate and wealthy donors.
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