The strangest insult in US politics: why do Republicans call it the Democrat party'?
Briefly

"It's a marker of affiliation — an indicator of the media a person consumes and the politicians they listen to. Language is contagious, especially emotionally charged political language."
"In removing two letters from Democratic, the former president is adopting a jibe that's been around since at least the 1940s. Opponents of the party long ago decided to... shame their opponents."
Read at www.theguardian.com
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