Yes.
Why do some Democrats call Republicans “Repugs”?
Because they’re immature.
But the name of the party always has included the word “Democratic.” So why do you think “Democrat Party” is the accurate name for the party? Pure ignorance?
The Democrats weren’t using “democratic” to piggy back on the positive connotations of the word.
They were trying to speak English.
The Republicans somehow got it in their minds that voters are so retarded that they would think “if one party is the democratic party, the other party must be fascists, or communists, or something undemocratic”.
One can’t criticize how adept the Republicans have been over the last 10 years at controlling the political vernacular, but in this particular case, just admit they just took it to an absurd point.
I believe in the Golden Rule and that you should not call others what you know full well offends them. Dems, Pubs, and Pubbies are inoffensive shortcuts as far as I know and I use them. I don’t use Repugs or Rethugs in general, though I may have slipped on occasion. Democrat Party is perceived by Democrats to be snarky, so good manners on the part of the Pubbies should dictate that they not use it.
Perhaps they are using it as a noun.
“The Democrat congressman from Ohio…”
“The Bengal quarterback Carson Palmer…”
Yes, as I explained earlier…several times.
You might ask a Republican.
Then that’s pretty appalling. Here is an organization that’s been around over two centuries, with its correct name printed everywhere, yet you don’t bother to even look at their name and automatically accept a usage that was coined by their opponents and has only been used for less than a decade.
Coined, my ass! Each new post of yours shows that you haven’t even bothered to read what I’ve said in this very thread. I personally have used the term as far back as the sixties, and I wasn’t brainwashed into it by evil Pubbie machinations. Further, I don’t bother to go through life checking the etymology of commonplace, everyday words such as Democrat/Democratic which I’ve seen/read/heard interchangably thousands of times for fear that said usage may not be the factually correct one…especially in what to me is such a minor and inconsequential matter in the first place.
Having said that, however, don’t you think it’s more than a little petty to continue with the insults once someone has acknowledged that his ignorance has been fought on a particular subject and that he stands corrected? Rather poor form on your part, I’d say.
(And btw, thanks, Frank, for answering my question on the use of rolleyes in this forum.)
Many Republicans use “nucular” as an adjective, and you’re worried about the “ic” in Democratic?
Well OK. But only one has the syllable “rat” in it.
Correct answer. However, I will be more concerned about this when I see major news outlets start using it, as some of them will do on occasion with “the Democrat party.”
Nah, it’s the Republicans being snarky. For no good reason really.
The name of the party is the Democratic Party. It has always been the Democratic Party. And since it traces its name back to the Democratic-Republican Party of the late 18th Century its fair to say that “Democratic Party” is older than “Democrat” itself.
Now if the Republicans want to start calling me a “Democratic” instead of a “Democrat”, go right ahead … .
In response to the OP, noun forms (as opposed to adjectival forms) often carry a pejorative or dismissive connotation: “my Jew brother-in-law” versus “my Jewish brother-in-law” or “the woman Senator from Maine” versus “the female Senator from Maine”. I think this form may be at least partially in play.
You know, Starving Artist, I owe you an apology. It’s the election that’s stressing me out, not our disparate views of the proper use of “Democrat.” I don’t see it your way but I didn’t need to get snippy. Sorry about that.
This morning I saw a sign by the road that said “Had enough? Vote Democrat.” It looked wrong, but I didn’t mind.
I still reserve the right to use the word “dysphonious,” though. There’s something euphonious about it. 
What a nice surprise upon returning from work to find your gracious apology, E. Thorp. I appreciate it very much.
I’m glad you saw the sign too. I really don’t think that in most cases those who say Democrat in place of what is rightfully called Democratic are doing it out of malice. I think Democrats and Republicans both do it as a result of either ignorance or confusion as to the proper term, due at least in part as a result of signs such as the one you saw today.
Mellifluous too. 