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作者Earstorm-5
wiki may be able to explain why:
民主黨在建立之初主要代表美國南部和西部農場主的利益。因此民主黨在19世紀中期通過法案強制驅逐印第安人，發動美墨戰爭，獲得大量土地以供農耕。在美國內戰中則支持奴隸制以維護成型的農業體制。民主黨長期支持奴隸制，獲得南方各州的支持。
I just can't tell if they wanted slaves or being humanitarian.
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Today's Democratic Party is completely different from 19th century's Democratic Party. Because the Democrats had problem winning control of government after the Civil War they began to embrace then radical elements like labor movements and other social reformers, and this trend eventually led the Democratic Party to become today's left-leaning political organization.