"Normal" left-right spectra of government does not include "redistribution" vs. "small government" as standard Left or Right alternatives.  Those alternatives are a fiction.  The Founders all knew, for example, that a strong central government was required, hence the assumption that "small government" as one of the normal alternatives within political parties is a fiction.  Also the notion of "redistribution" as a central tenet for a political party is another fiction as well, because any healthy national government requires a strong safety net.  Furthermore, it needs to be remembered that political parties themselves were not included within the Founders's intentions, and George Washington warned against them.