1965 LBJ Signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965. STILL opposed by Republicans, it countered institutionalized racism in the voting booth. #DemocratsHelpPeople
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‘08 Barack Obama (D) elected 1st Black president in American history. ‘10 President Barack Obama (D) signs the ACA into law, extending health insurance to millions of Americans. ‘09 Obama appoints Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the 1st Latina Justice.
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2014 President Obama successfully manages Ebola outbreak preventing epidemic.
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1999 Tammy Baldwin (D) becomes first openly gay woman elected to Congress. 2012 Barney Frank (D) becomes first member of Congress to marry someone of the same sex while in office 2017 Danica Roem (D) becomes 1st Trans person elected to a state legislature.
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Across the nation, on issues of abortion, women’s rights, access to healthcare, racial justice, LGBTQ rights, economic justice, and personal freedoms, at every level of government, Democrats lead the way.
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Rose and anyone bleating the same “dEmOcRaTs DoNt HeLp PeOpLe” nonsense, your lies are going to hurt people less privileged than you. It’s the kind of thing an ACTUAL fraud would do. Thousands of people are dying a day but you go on with your hyperbolic attention seeking tweets.
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Please add on to the thread with anything I missed! Also, if you have any personal stories about how policy set forth by the Democratic Party has helped you, please share. Just use the
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