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File photo of former President John F. Kennedy during a speech at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City, April 27, 1961. The current Democratic Party is very different to the one led by Kennedy. Getty Images
If you could identify the major principles of today’s Democratic Party, what would they be? Two decades ago, the party stood for a strong America (à la JFK and Bill Clinton) and a strong economy that was good for all—an economy that helped the less fortunate and the blue-collar base that made America work.