But the differences between America and its democratic allies run deeper than that.
But who in Washington needs to provoke a crisis between democratic allies?
Or is he going to turn around and fill the jobs with his Democratic allies?
Iraq hadn't worked as a campaign issue for the Times and its Democratic allies.
But while she was declining to take calls, Democratic allies rushed to play down the impact of the election.
The union move is bad for the country and ultimately for labor's Democratic political allies.
The governor's Democratic allies then used an unusual parliamentary procedure to kill the bill.
Her Democratic allies have little doubt of her ability to compromise.
Leaders of civil rights groups and their Democratic allies in Congress reject this analysis.
The President and his Democratic allies have returned to the well that has sustained the party for half a century.