I wish this comment wasnt so heavily downvoted. Its a common perspective that US dems are a left party and I think HN is a great platform to tackle that illusion.

I live in europe and US dems are pretty much in line with our right leaning parties. Except for a handful of extremes.

The US republicans are very unique to US in that their opinions are very close knitted to US specific laws. So I cant really think of a similar party anywhere else.

But yea. A swedish left and US dems are very very far from achother politically.

Democrats are a right party with authoritarian tendencies. Not left at all.