U.S. Democratic Party

In Andy Warhol’s diary, the U.S. Democratic Party is defined less by a platform or organization than by a personal political contrast. Listening to an inaugural address, Warhol briefly feels drawn toward the Republicans, then reaffirms his Democratic identity when he looks at the people around him.

Political Identification

Warhol describes the address as stirring enough to make him feel like being a Republican. The response is temporary: once the address ends, the Republicans’ faces prompt relief at his own affiliation. His declaration, “I was glad I’m a Democrat—there really is a difference,” makes party identity a matter of distinction and recognition, though the diary does not specify a policy disagreement.

The Inaugural Address and Party Contrast

The passage presents political feeling as a shift produced by a public occasion and its visible audience. The address first unsettles Warhol’s identification; looking at the Republicans restores it. The Democratic Party’s significance here lies in that personal contrast, not in any account of its leaders, structure, or program.