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**HILLARY CLINTON V.S. BARACK OBAMA IN THE**
 * 2008 ELECTION!!!!!!!**



=**BARACK OBAMA'S VICTORY!!**=



=**HILLARY CLINTON'S VICTORY!!!!!!!!**=

=__**The Democratic Vision**__= The Democratic Party is committed to keeping our nation safe and expanding opportunity for every American. that commitment is reflected in an agenda that emphasizes the security of our nation, strong economic growth, affordable health care for all americans, retirement security, honest government, and civil rights.= =http://www.democrats.org/a/party/stand.htmlhttp://www.democrats.org/a/party/stand.htmlhttp://www.democrats.org/a/party/stand.html= = = =**__The Founding of the Party (1792)__**= = = =**1798**= = = =**1800**= = = =**2001**= =http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/landmark_dates.phphttp://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/landmark_dates.phphttp://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/landmark_dates.php= = === = = =**__History of the Demcratic Donkey__**= =http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/history_of_the.phphttp://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/history_of_the.phphttp://www.democrats.org/a/2005/06/history_of_the.php=
 * __The Founding of the Party (1792)__**__The Founding of the Party (1792)__The Founding of the Party (1792)Organized by Thomas Jefferson as a Congressional Caucus to fight for the bill of rights and against the elite Federalist Party.
 * 1798**1798Became the "party of the common man" and was officially called the Democratic-Republicans.
 * 1800**1800Thomas Jefferson elected as the first Democratic President.
 * 2001**2001Democrats retake control of the senate under Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
 * __History of the Demcratic Donkey__**__History of the Demcratic Donkey__History of the Demcratic DonkeyWhen Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828, his opponents tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist views and his slogan, "Let the people rule." Jackson however, picked up on their name calling and turned it to his own advantage by using the donkey on his campaign posters. During his presidency, the donkey was used to represent Jackson's stubbornness when he vetoed re-chartering the National Bank.