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by calibraxis 3566 days ago
Yes, it's confusing to some in the US because Democrats are basically what "moderate Republicans" used to be in the 1980's. As even Obama pointed out. (http://www.salon.com/2016/05/17/noam_chomsky_the_democratic_...)

By world standards, not to mention many past US standards, the two presidential candidates (and the current president) are clearly right-wingers.