2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Please do not use "Democrat" as an adjective on DU. [View all]George II
(67,782 posts).....but it didn't catch on. It was revived again by Joseph McCarthy and his cronies in the early 1950s, and from what I recall it stuck that time and has been used ever since.
Thanks for bringing up the issue, though. It grates me to hear republicans use that term, it's like there's a republican rule book and saying "Democrat Congressman", etc., is Rule #1.
A few years ago, Chris Matthews called out Darryl Issa on it. After listening to Issa say "Democrat" three or four times, Matthews finally blew his top and lectured him, saying in effect, "it's the Democratic Party, the the Democrat Party, why do you people insist on intentionally mispronouncing their name?". He reduced Issa to babbling, and he sheepishly muttered something back to Matthews.
It was a beautiful thing to watch, but it doesn't get done often enough.