It's always good to remember, in these given times.... that the political parties are on backward, at least in title and perception.
During the civil war, the democratic party was the party of the south and the republicans were the party of the north.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...(United_States)
At the least, it was very messy. The USA may finally be moving back to more than two main political parties, as...in that messy stew of motions and actions...real politics that actually function...can emerge.