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:''This article is about the Democratic Party of the United States. For parties named "Democratic Parties Party" in other countries, see [[Democratic party (disambiguation)]]''
:''For the grammatically-correct name of the party, see [[Democrat Party]]''
The '''Democratic Party'''<ref>This is the official name of the party.[https://www.democrats.org/about/our-party/party-organization] Some argue that its proper name is the "Democrat" Party, not the "Democratic" Party. No one says the "Republicanic Party," for example. Some Republicans and conservatives commonly refer to it as such, implying the party is not democratic. The term is said to grate on Democrats' ears.</ref> ('''D''') is one of the two major political [[parties]] in the [[United States of America]]. Members of the Democratic Party are commonly known as Democrats. It is [[pro-abortion]] and anti-[[free enterprise]], supporting higher taxes, redistribution of wealth, over-regulation, 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, gun rights, individual liberty and small, responsible government.<ref>http://www.diffen.com/difference/Democrat_vs_Republican#Role_of_Government</ref> [[Barack Obama]] and other Democrats are left-wing on the [[political spectrum]]. Voters in 2010, 2014, and 2016 rejected Democratic Party candidates at the local, state and national levels in record-setting proportions. On February 25, 2017, the Democratic National Committee selected [[Thomas Perez]] to lead the party.
