The '''Democratic Party''' is one of the two major political [[parties]] in the [[United States of America]]. It is the center-left party. Its leadership is [[liberal]], in contrast with [[conservative]] voters who tend to support the rival [[Republican Party]].<ref>See [[political spectrum theory]]</ref> Members and supporters of the Democratic Party are known as Democrats. Republicans (and some Democrats) sometimes call it the "Democrat Party," which the liberals dislike intensely.<ref> See [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012402469.html for recent evidence]</ref> In 2007-08 the Democrats at the national level raised far more campaign funds than the Republicans, with Obama's presidential campaign outspending McCain by 3:1. | The '''Democratic Party''' is one of the two major political [[parties]] in the [[United States of America]]. It is the center-left party. Its leadership is [[liberal]], in contrast with [[conservative]] voters who tend to support the rival [[Republican Party]].<ref>See [[political spectrum theory]]</ref> Members and supporters of the Democratic Party are known as Democrats. Republicans (and some Democrats) sometimes call it the "Democrat Party," which the liberals dislike intensely.<ref> See [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012402469.html for recent evidence]</ref> In 2007-08 the Democrats at the national level raised far more campaign funds than the Republicans, with Obama's presidential campaign outspending McCain by 3:1. |