The Boston Globe, August 25th, 1996
First of three parts on the Democratic Party, this one focusing on its historical makeup. WASHINGTON -- It is the oldest shorthand in American politics, descended from the days of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson: The Democratic Party is the champion of the common man. The average family. The little guy. And so in the party's 1994 election disaster -- in which it lost 52 seats in the House, eight in the Senate, control of Congress and 11 governorships -- the party's professionals were particularly dismayed by one result from their polls and focus groups. Voters viewed the Republican Party a...
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