"Democrat Party" is a political epithet used in the United States instead of "Democratic Party" when talking about the Democratic Party. The term has been used in negative or hostile fashion by conservative commentators and members of the Republican Party in party platforms, partisan speeches and press releases since 1940.
Hendrik Hertzberg wrote, "There’s no great mystery about the motives behind this deliberate misnaming. 'Democrat Party' is a slur, or intended to be — a handy way to express contempt.
So if you vote for a democrat and you're voting democratic, does that mean a vote for a republican is a republicanic vote? Can one vote communistic? Not doubting you, roadie - doubting a Facebook reference to Wikipedia information.
Roadie- Why did you waste time looking at that part of the ballot???
So, I am curious..
Why do the ballots in Indy say "Democratic" under the Politicians name, instead of "Democrat"?
I always thought "Democratic" was a political process, and "Democrat" was a Political party...
Its a subliminal communication... Keep looking for the secret message.
I vote candidate, not party.
That, my friend, is impossible. You can't vote for a candidate rather than a party.
how about... candidate in SPITE of a party?
For the House and Senate this may hold true, but for the plethora of local offices that we vote for it would not hold true.The thing to remember is that you're always voting for party, not person.
For instance, if you vote for a pro gun Democrat for Congress, you're actually voting for anti gun legislation.
Why? Because with a Democrat majority, they get all the commitees and the Speaker position, and they get to make all the rules, and they can bring anything they want to the floor and get it passed.
Your pro gun Democrat Congressman is still going to vote for Nancy Pelosi for speaker.
Yes, sure, when a gun vote comes up, they'll let your Congressman vote his conscience and vote against as long as they have enough votes. If they really need his vote on a close one that really matters, they'll give him a spot on a committee where he can direct some pork to his District that will get him reelected in spite of his anti gun vote.
If it's really, really bad, they'll secure him an appointment job with a Democrat President or Governor somewhere so after he's tossed out by the voters he still has a job.
So, you might like a Democrat as an individual, but by voting for that individual, you're also voting for Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Shumer in the Senate.
It's the way our system works and your good intentions won't change it one bit.
I was just told this on Facebook:
"Democrat Party" is a political epithet used in the United States