The 'Democrat' party [View all]
The origins of this schoolyard taunt.
It seems the MAGATs are fond of these.
The origin isn't surprising.
""Back in the 1950s, Joe McCarthy and his entourage began using Democrat Party and explaining by way of saying they didn't think the Dems really represented democratic ideas, etc. and should not be allowed to call themselves democratic," said Elving. "Most news organizations quoted his usage but did not adopt it."
Elving said that in the 1980s, former Republican Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich revived the usage of Democrat Party.
NPR's then-White House correspondent, David Greene, was asked about this in a February 2007 interview with NPR host Scott Simon.
GREENE: Republicans have been using Democrat as an adjective off and on for years. Some say it started in the 1940s when Republicans said the other party was controlled by labor bosses and big city machines, and so not really democratic at all. The infamous Joe McCarthy was fond of the shortened term in the 1950s. And in 1976, when Senator Bob Dole was President Gerald Ford's vice presidential running mate, Dole used the term in a debate."
https://www.npr.org/sections/publiceditor/2010/03/26/114585414/since-when-did-it-become-the-democrat-party
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