"Riginslinger... what is the difference between democrat and republican?"

                jeddy - The Democratic party is slightly left of center, and the Republican party is slightly right of center. There are other parties, but they rarely win anything. If a Green candidate, for instance, gets elected mayor or country commissioner is some little burg, it's news all across the country. If the two major parties agree on something, it's a done deal. Nobody else has a voice.