Re: Using \"Democrat\" as an adjective
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The next thing you know some Republican will come along and start talking about "democrat wars". <font color="white">That's my way of letting you know this usage has been around a long time- possibly longer than you've been alive? </font>
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Bob Dole doesn't know what you're talking about, Dynasty.
To the OP: Using "Democrat" instead of "Democratic" has, as Dynasty notes, been used for decades; however, Frank Luntz empirically demonstrated that voters respond more negatively to "Democrat" than "Democratic" -- hence the right wing's strategic use of it.
I'm guessing the posters here are just taking cues from their favorite right-wing mouth piece(s), which is why you see it frequently here.
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