Are Democrats right-wing?

[mileslunn]

Not today.  In past there was a time where Democrats had a strong right wing.  Much of the southern wing up until the 60s was quite right wing while Republicans had some on left.  For a long time both parties had left and right wings and voting was more based on what group you belonged to and less ideology.  From 60s onwards and especially since 80s, parties became more aligned by ideology.  People like George Wallace or Strom Thurmond was most certainly on the political right even for the times.  But nowadays, Democrats don't have types like that.  They have some who are centrist, but on right is really stretching it.  Sure if you use other countries for comparisons, its probably true some Democrats would vote for center-right parties in other countries but that doesn't make the party that as a whole.  After all Jim Messina who helped Obama in both campaigns helped David Cameron in UK, but that has more to do with median voter in US is more right wing than median voter in UK so definition of right and left are different in respective countries.