Public sees more than'dime's worth of difference'between political parties George Wallace used to say there wasn’t a dime’s worth of difference between the Republicans and the Democrats.Maybe. But that’s not how the public sees it.Research by Southern Opinion Research turns up some definite differences in how the public sees the major political parties. Those differences often have powerful effects on Election Day. Republicans have a clear advantage of Democrats as those who would maintain traditional values and a strong defense and hold down taxes. Smaller differences between the parties occur on issues such as fighting crime, running an honest...