The Victory Of The Democratic Party Or The Success Of The Blacks?

The party occupies a crucial place in the American history and politics. Comparing the failure of Jesse Jackson with the victory of Barack Obama, the thesis reveals that the Democratic Party plays a significant role in the pursuit of equal political rights under the leadership of the Black.The Black leadership was initiated from the Civil Rights Movement in the1960s. African Americans showed ever-increasing enthusiasm in political participation on the running for public office. In1984and1988, Jesse Jackson, an African American candidate ran for the president. His political campaigns were clearly rooted in the Black community. Owing to the instability of black political and economic status as well as the inappropriate strategy of the Democratic Party, Jesse Jackson failed in the presidential campaigns. In the wake of the loss in the1980s, the Democratic Party carried out a series of adjustments on civil rights and social programs that favored the interest of the majority in order to regain the support of the White. They tried to turn more intensively to Republican-oriented policies as a "third way" so as to win the constituencies. The victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential campaign in1992confirmed the success of policy adjustments of the Democratic Party.During his term of office as president, the Bush government had left numerous thorny problems for American society, the consequences created the favorable conditions for the success of the Democratic Party in the election. The decisive factor initially rooted in the party policies. While Obama, as a competitive Democrat, proposed his "Five Initiatives", which were attractive appeals to the American constituency. In addition his multi-racial background made him competent among ethnic minorities and the White. The Democratic Party initially wanted to take advantage of his multi-racial background to win the support of the minority group. Obama, on the one hand, drew strength from black predecessors’historic accomplishments and experiences; on the other hand, the winning of his re-election depended on his balanced governance with a cooperative rather than a confrontational manner, in a transparent rather than a secretive style. Obama defined himself as a race-neutral candidate. He proposed his standpoint on race and decided a moderate tone of his policy, which was defined as "post-racial" politic. Therefore, as a Democrat, Obama’s success accelerated the integration of the entire society.