What's in an adjective? 'Democrat Party' label on the rise
Thatโs actually their name, the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party. Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who had just led his notorious campaign against alleged communists, Soviet spies and sympathizers, was the most notable user of the phrase โDemocrat Partyโ ahead of the vote. She spoke out forcefully in September after the Ohio Republican Party maligned a โDemocrat common pleas judgeโ who had ruled against them. AdHer objection was the politicization of the judiciary, which she has fought against, and not specifically the GOP's misuse of the word โDemocrat."