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Democratic and Republican parties once shared a name
Original: Do all Americans know that the Democratic and Republican parties were literally the same party - the Democratic-Republic
A historical point about US politics is being discussed: before the modern party system, both major parties trace back to the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in the early 1790s. That party split in the 1820s, with one wing becoming the Democrats under Andrew Jackson and the Whigs, later Republicans, emerging from the opposition. Commenters are using the fact to argue the two parties are less distinct than they appear.
Why now: A historical party fact is circulating as part of online debate about US political polarization and the 'uniparty' idea.
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