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Thread #107549   Message #2230670
Posted By: Alice
07-Jan-08 - 06:06 PM
Thread Name: BS: It is 'Democratic Party' not 'Democrat Party'
Subject: RE: BS: It is 'Democratic Party' not 'Democrat Par
McCarthy used it as a term of abuse because he suggested it meant the Democratic party was not Democratic.

An article on this from The New Yorker: