# What is the difference between the Democratic and Republican Parties?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 28, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-the-democratic-and-republican-parties/397889 "2007-03-28T20:19:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-the-democratic-and-republican-parties/397889/61 "2007-04-02T12:25:52Z")

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[QUOTE=Oakminster]  
Dems don’t want you to have any guns or money.  
Pubs don’t want you to have any sex or drugs.  
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…and from July 1st dem pubs don’t want you to smoke.  
in England

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