Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal committee of the United States Democratic Party. The committee coordinates strategy to support Democratic Party candidates throughout the country for local, state, and national office, as well as works to establish a "party brand". It organizes the Democratic National Convention held every four years to nominate candidates for President and Vice President of the United States and to formulate the party platform. While it provides support for party candidates, it does not have direct authority over elected officials. When a Democrat is president, the White House controls the Committee. According to Boris Heersink, "political scientists have traditionally described the parties’ national committees as inconsequential but impartial service providers."
Some of the key events about Democratic National Committee
- 1848Organized the first Democratic National Convention to nominate presidential candidates
- 1860Supported the expansion of slavery into new territories
- 1924Became the first major political party to nominate a Catholic for President
- 1924Failed to condemn the Ku Klux Klan at the Democratic National Convention
- 1928Nominated the first woman to address a major party convention
- 1960Nominated the first Catholic candidate who went on to win the presidency
- 1964Supported and helped pass the landmark Civil Rights Act
- 1968Violent protests erupted outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
- 1972Implemented reforms to make the presidential nomination process more inclusive and democratic
- 1972The Watergate break-in targeted the DNC headquarters
- 1984Nominated the first woman vice presidential candidate for a major U.S. political party
- 1984Faced criticism for perceived bias in the presidential nomination process
- 1996Accepted illegal foreign donations, leading to a campaign finance scandal
- 2004Launched a 50-state strategy to build party infrastructure across the country
- 2008Nominated and supported the campaign of the first African American president
- 2008Stripped Michigan and Florida of their delegates due to early primary scheduling
- 2016Nominated the first woman presidential candidate for a major U.S. political party
- 2016Emails leaked showing apparent bias against a presidential candidate during primaries
- 2017Faced lawsuit alleging unfair treatment of a presidential candidate in 2016 primaries
- 2020Iowa caucus results delayed due to technical issues with reporting app
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