Who Are the Democrats?

Democrats are commonly called liberals or progressives. Some democrats prefer to be called progressives since it has a more positive connotation. One of the key characteristics of the democratic party is their push for change. This quality is useful but many start to oppose this way of thinking when things become too radical. One of democratic President Barack Obama's main slogans was "Vote For Change." At this website, all of Obama's most popular slogans are listed. About half of them are about bringing change to America, which is a key part of the democratic strategy.
The opinions on the level of government involvement in the US is a major colliding factor between the different political parties. Democrats are known for preferring increased government regulation. The common misconception is that democrats are socialists or some people even go as far to call them communists. I believe that capitalism is a good system but without much government regulation at all, things will get out of hand.
I found a statement in a blog entry posted by Stephen Daugherty that explains what the democrat's goals to fix capitalism rather than getting rid of it. He writes that:

"They have the flexibility to pursue the different kinds of policies, to reshape capitalism to something Americans can better live with. The Republicans don't want to lose, so instead of coming up with a better alternative, the GOP seeks to batter their dissenters with labels and criticisms designed to destroy people's faith in them."

Perhaps republicans should reconsider calling a liberal some sort of communist when they don't have much to offer in trying to stabilize the economy themselves.
As stated from this website:

"Our party was founded on the conviction that wealth and privilege shouldn’t be an entitlement to rule and the belief that the values of hardworking families are the values that should guide us."