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Walleye

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1. Every time I vote my ballot says Democratic Party

Sun Aug 16, 2020, 06:20 PM

Aug 2020

I’ve never seen the Democrat party on any ballot. Getting someone’s name right is the minimum respect you can give. That’s why they keep trying to mispronounce Kamala

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It may not sound like a big issue, but I hear REPUKES on news shows refer to the Democratic Party as [View all] still_one Aug 2020 OP

Every time I vote my ballot says Democratic Party Walleye Aug 2020 #1

Exactly, and a good example to stick into their ugly faces still_one Aug 2020 #3

That's my cue to tune the fascist gasbags out. It just strengthens my hatred for Putin's party ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #2

Yup still_one Aug 2020 #4

They've been doing that for years, since the Teabaggers took it over. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #5

Since way before then teabaggers. SeattleVet Aug 2020 #7

I think it is their way of messaging that the Democratic Party is not Democratic, which is ironic still_one Aug 2020 #12

it's insulting but could be Demonaut Aug 2020 #6

nope SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #10

wow. makes sense Demonaut Aug 2020 #13

Anybody who refers to it as the "Democrat Party" is an asshole, bar none greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #26

agree, it's always asshole that utter it including the those on MSNBC, the reporters Demonaut Aug 2020 #39

agree, it's always assholes that utter it including the those on MSNBC, the reporters Demonaut Aug 2020 #41

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Aristus Aug 2020 #33

Thus has been going for years & years. Unfortunately, only rarely does it ever get called out. scarletwoman Aug 2020 #8

I always refer to them as the Repub Party or the Racist Party unitedwethrive Aug 2020 #9

Now they're the Magats in my book. Cha Aug 2020 #23

I had a coworker who always said "Democrat party" because he wanted to be disrespectful. sop Aug 2020 #11

That is exactly what it is, a sign of disrespect still_one Aug 2020 #14

It goes back a very long way caraher Aug 2020 #15

That's very true. Today I corrected someone on Twitter. dmr Aug 2020 #38

It's exactly the same tone used by bigots when.. Binkie The Clown Aug 2020 #16

re pubic an Party....Guardians Of Privilege....aMEricans IADEMO2004 Aug 2020 #17

Fox propaganda! BlueJac Aug 2020 #18

Maybe SheltieLover Aug 2020 #19

A lot of very strong Democrats in rural America, as well as less educated Democrats Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #20

Pfffffffft greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #25

Obviousy spoken by someone who is a bit elite & snobbish about grammar. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #28

LOL greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #29

Transparent that I grew up in a small cluster of Democrats Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #30

People you're fooling: greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #31

Not trying to fool anyone. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #34

No one's criticizing Dems who use it. They're calling out Republicans who use it as pejorative StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #37

When you call out Republicans who use it, you are inherently calling out anyone who uses the term. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #43

Don't be ridiculous StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #45

And when you call Trump fat, you're not insulting other fat people Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #48

Now you're being beyond ridiculous StarfishSaver Aug 2020 #50

I don't think it's elitist or snobbish for people to be able to remember one single Aristus Aug 2020 #35

That's pretty elitist n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #36

No. It's normal. Aristus Aug 2020 #46

So you believe people, including Democrats, who are not as well educated as you Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #47

The only reason any Democrat would use the term is because they have appropriated it from... jcgoldie Aug 2020 #52

That term has been in use, in rural America, since the 70s. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #53

It was started by Republic Party pollster Frank Luntz years ago. Funtatlaguy Aug 2020 #21

Yep, his book: "words that work". Walleye Aug 2020 #22

Hardly. Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #32

Welcome to 2002...you're just noticing this now? greenjar_01 Aug 2020 #24

Nope, but venting that the press let's them get away with it still_one Aug 2020 #27

From now on they should be called the Trump Party. tavernier Aug 2020 #40

And that is a true statement still_one Aug 2020 #42

In the '70's?! Far as I know it was a tatic by Newt... electric_blue68 Aug 2020 #44

They do it intentionally, just to piss us off... Wounded Bear Aug 2020 #49

You are absolutely correct, the media needs to call them out on this Mr. Ected Aug 2020 #51