I disagree with the above portion of your post. The Democrat Party was never "hijacked", it's always been the chosen path of the politically ruthless and those with self serving ambition, like Kerry.
The rest of your post is "right on".
You are young. R.Reagan was a democrat originally. Z.Miller is a democrat still. E.Koch is a dmocrat. It was an honorable party at one time.
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