When Martin ... and political debates,” Bradley says. “These practices are still very prevalent today.” The main difference? “Van Buren never could have conceived of a party system where ...

Mexico was governed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party for 70 years; India by the founding Congress Party for 30. Then ...

the oldest political party in the world. Everything we associate with parties and campaigns — conventions, platforms, and yes, propaganda — started under Martin Van Buren.” Read on for a few ...

1836: Democrats: Martin Van Buren The Democrats were the successors ... Birney The Liberty Party was the political outgrowth of the growing anti-slavery movement. It had been born in 1839 ...

Martin Van Buren allied himself ... Although many called for a war against Britain, Van Buren exercised restraint. In 1836, the Whig Party had just been established. The Whigs' strategy for ...

Library of Congress When Martin ... political debates,” Bradley says. “These practices are still very prevalent today.” The main difference? “Van Buren never could have conceived of a ...

Oxford University Press 'Martin Van Buren: America's First Politician' by James M. Bradley “Van Buren was most responsible for making the mass party the primary form of political expression in America ...