The Republican strategist accused the Democrat Party of pushing a socialist agenda, deliberately using the term to signal disdain. In a bid to rally his base, the senator referred to the “failures of the Democrat Party” during his speech, knowing that the phrasing would resonate with his audi...
As in the House of Representatives,political partiesand thecommittee systemdominate procedure and organization. Each party elects a leader, generally a senator of considerable influence in his or her own right, to coordinate Senate activities. The leader of the largest party is known as the majorit...