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Thomas Jefferson becomes president in an era of democratic domination that was effective until the civil war. ran for president of democratic-republican ticket
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Andrew Jackson's democratic party includes farmers, debtors, frontier pioneers, and slave holders.
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Republican Party evolves and is attracting many former democrats and whigs
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Abraham Lincoln getting elected and the start of the Civil War was the beginning of 75 years for the Republican Party supremacy
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The Depression draws in a shift in the role of government and a return into democratic power
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From this election on, neither party consistently holds the presidency, congress is often controlled by the opposing power