Democratic Underground, also known as DU, is an online community for U.S. Democrats. Its membership is restricted by policy to those who are supportive of the Democratic Party and Democratic candidates for political office. DU was established on January 20, 2001, the day Republican George W. Bush was inaugurated president.
According to Democratic Underground, as of October, 2010, over 163,000 user accounts have been registered and over 52.9 million messages have been posted. DU formerly published original articles several days a week but has discontinued this. Most content is re-posted from other websites or observations of posters. It has an online store, a directory of links, and forums where members may post on various topics of interest.
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