I get so sick of news sources using Democrat for Democratic so I wrote a letter to AP

[dsc]

I am curious as to why your reporters, Jennifer McDermott and David Lieb, don't know basic grammar

I am referring to this story:

https://apnews.com/926e3fdde9e54e1e83affe53063d35e3

Here is one paragraph with an example of what I am concerned about. I emboldened the clause with the problematic word. In that clause the word Democrat is being used as an adjective not a noun. The adjective form of Democrat is Democratic. It was Democratic yesterday, it is Democratic today, and it will be Democratic tomorrow. I have to admit I am amazed that neither your reporters, your editors, nor your headline writers know this basic grammar fact. I teach math for a living. If I knew as little about the rules of math as your employees apparently know about basic grammar I would have been cashiered long ago. Can you please, in the future, hire writers that know basic grammar? Sincerely a long time Democrat (noun) who belongs to the Democratic (adjective) party.

Rhode Island is not the only state led politically by Democrats where abortion-rights legislation has either died or stalled this year. A bill to remove a dormant criminal ban on abortion in New Mexico was voted down in March by the Democrat-led state Senate, despite a push to shore up abortion rights by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. In Hawaii, where all but six of the 76 lawmakers are Democrats, a bill allowing advanced-practice registered nurses to perform some abortions passed the Senate but died in a House committee.

The italic paragraph is what I quoted of what they wrote. I will let you know if I hear back.
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[hlthe2b]

1. I have a friend that subscribes to get the latest AP Style book each year. I know their official

position (correctly) is the Democratic Party and NEVER DEMOCRAT Party as one would surely hope.

I suspect in this case, that there is a case to be made in some context for using a noun as a descriptive. However, given this refers back to a political party with an official name, my guess would be that the "ically" formed adverb modifying an adjective is the stronger grammatical case. By that, I mean "Democratically-led" state Senate....

Please do me a favor and respond to this post if you get a response back from AP. I will be curious and might miss your future post...

[demmiblue]

2. K&R

Check this tweet by the AP:

[90-percent]

3. I stoop down to their level.

I use the word "republics" or "republic party" whenever I post anything about them, on the internet.

Have not had any notice from anybody yet. I dare them.

-90% Jimmy

[mfcorey1]

7. I often do the same thing, especially if it is something they are going to read!

[Maru Kitteh]

4. Fucking Chris Cuomo does that on CNN. He knows better for obvious reasons, and

I will not watch his show, for this and other reasons.

[malaise]

5. Great post

Rec

[Hortensis]

6. Yeah, and Republicans are stupid doo-doos.

Dsc, I don't doubt the sincerity of all those who hooked this word to an emotional zapper button to assure maximum irritation, but for the life of me I can't understand why anyone would. It is literally one of the most stupid things I know of to care about.

THE stupidest? To angrily leap to agree that being referred to as Democrat is offensive? Certainly, if some weren't noisily offended, I'd never imagine anyone could be.

Btw, the best way to defuse this application of their childish idiocy would be through normalizing it. If I were to bother, I'd ask the AP to add it to the AP Stylebook. Of course they'd continue calling us stinky doo-doos and so on.