Workers =/= Policy Makers and Lobbyists.
McDonalds Workers =/= McDonalds CEOs
Disney Workers =/= Disney Executives.
Enlisted =/= Officers
Other than that they vote and whether or not they are involved in a particular political party operation or lobbying effort, it doesn't matter what political party a worker belongs to. They are not in the position to influence the direction or policies of a particular party.
They are only answerable to their own morals and ethical activities. If someone claims to be a Democrat, it's supposed to be because they are planning to vote in line with the Democratic party line. For all I care, they can claim to be independent (like nearly 1/3 of this country), but if their vote is in line with over 3/4 of Democratic ticket and includes all Democratic candidates, they're a Democrat on that day, no matter what they claim to be.
I've always felt that the concept of RINO or DINO (or heck, IINO, LINO, or GINO 
) only matters when someone who is in the position to influence a political party - drag it to the right, drag it to the left, write the party plank, draft laws or party policies, that it becomes important to wonder if they're really into the party positions, or if they're trying to push their own agenda.
So, no - the Edwards Jones analyst can claim to belong to whatever party s/he feels most kinship to. Now, if they're Blue Dogs, Third Way, or whatever else - hey, that's on them. Call them hypocrites, if you feel they're not true to a Democratic plank you believe in, but if (for whatever reason) they vote the Democratic ticket, they're Democrats. But if they're not in the position to directly change policy - like a candidate, or a lobbyist, or the head of a think tank/policy funding organization, there's no reason to say "you don't deserve to be a Democrat" or "You're a DINO who's really trying to take over".
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