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The '''Democrat Party'''<ref>Its proper name is the "Democrat" Party, not the "Democratic" Party.  No one says the "Republicanic Party," for example.</ref> ('''D''') is one of the two major political [[parties]] in the [[United States of America]].  It is [[pro-abortion]] and anti-[[free enterprise]], supporting higher taxes, anti-gun policies, and a much larger, more invasive government, while the [[Republican Party]] is generally [[pro-life]] and pro-free enterprise, supporting lower taxes and small, responsible government.<ref>http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican#Role_of_Government</ref> President [[Barack Obama]] and other Democrats are left-wing on the political spectrum.  Voters in 2016 rejected Democratic Party candidates at the local, state and national levels in record-setting proportions.

The '''Democrat Party'''<ref>Its proper name is the "Democrat" Party, not the "Democratic" Party.  No one says the "Republicanic Party," for example.</ref> ('''D''') is one of the two major political [[parties]] in the [[United States of America]].  It is [[pro-abortion]] and anti-[[free enterprise]], supporting higher taxes, anti-gun policies, and a much larger, more invasive government, while the [[Republican Party]] is generally [[pro-life]] and pro-free enterprise, supporting lower taxes and small, responsible government.<ref>http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican#Role_of_Government</ref> President [[Barack Obama]] and other Democrats are left-wing on the political spectrum.  Voters in 2016 rejected Democratic Party candidates at the local, state and national levels in record-setting proportions.

Members of the Democratic Party are known as Democrats. Founded in 1828, a majority of this Party supported slavery through the [[Civil War]]. In the 19th century this Party was sometimes called "The Democracy." Today, there are Democrats who claim to be more [[conservative]] than typical [[liberal]]s, called the "[[Blue Dogs]]" in [[Congress]], but more often they behave like "lapdogs" for the [[liberal]] party leadership when there is a controversial vote.<ref>[[Conservative]] Democrats have been a shrinking minority within the party.</ref>

Members of the Democratic Party are known as Democrats. Founded in 1828, slavery was a cornerstone. In the 19th century this Party was sometimes called "The Demeocracy." Today, there are Democrats who claim to be more [[conservative]] than typical [[liberal]]s, called the "[[Blue Dogs]]" in [[Congress]], but more often they behave like "lapdogs" for the [[liberal]] party leadership when there is a controversial vote.<ref>[[Conservative]] Democrats have been a shrinking minority within the party.</ref>

In the doldrums after 2000, the party roared back with major gains in 2006, which it expanded in 2008 to sweep control of the national government, and leave the GOP in a state of confusion and decline. The GOP bounced back in 2009, with near-unanimous opposition to contentious Democratic policies, especially stimulus spending and health care reform. Polls show Obama's popularity began to sink in the summer of 2009.

In the doldrums after 2000, the party roared back with major gains in 2006, which it expanded in 2008 to sweep control of the national government, and leave the GOP in a state of confusion and decline. The GOP bounced back in 2009, with near-unanimous opposition to contentious Democratic policies, especially stimulus spending and health care reform. Polls show Obama's popularity began to sink in the summer of 2009.