The Democrat Party? During a rambling, two-hour speech Saturday, Trump referred to one of his critics as “the new star of the Democrat Party,” and to “the new Democrat platform” and “Democrat lawmakers.”“Not Democratic,” declared Trump. I [like] to say in the speech, the ‘Democrat Party,’ because it doesn’t sound good. But references to “the Democrat Party” — and variants in which “Democrat” is used as a modifier — have been around for decades, rising and falling over the years. But linguistic expert Paul Thibodeaux says “Democrat,” used the Republicans way, may grate on listeners for other reasons.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2019 16:41 UTC