Behind party lines: what it means to be a Democrat

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MPR's Jeff Horwich (far right) listens as the group describes how they became involved in the Democratic Party.
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Minnesota Public Radio used the Public Insight Network to tap the expertise and experience of those not normally questioned by the press.

About 20 rank-and-file Democrats were assembled at Colorado Public Radio to discuss what lead them to be a Democrat. It was an attempt to discuss the personal motivations of those who decided not only to become politically active, but to join a political party.