The statist {Democrat} party began from President Thomas Jefferson's first election and James Madison combined leadership. At the time Federalists used the name "jack ass" when describing the first Democrat President Andrew Jackson. That is how the party gained the mascot of the donkey, that also fits a definition of 'jack ass'. First the title of the party is Democrat-Republican but obviously that changes.
Andrew Jackson is a wealthy popular individual known for winning several duels, a very successful army general, and a defender of democracy. Historians often view his legacy as mixed for his support of Slavery and Indian Removal policies. However, as a veteran of the Revolutionary War, he understood how demonically evil all national banks are by default. His 'libertarian' political views is how Democrats gained the nickname of 'liberal'. Even though now they are anything but liberal.
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