Yellow Dog Democrat in the United States

Concept of Yellow Dog Democrat

In the U.S., in the context of Political Parties in the U.S., Yellow Dog Democrat has the following meaning: Description of a die-hard partisan loyalist who would vote for anyone rather than vote for a Republican. Originally a term to describe the partisan loyalty of southern Democrats who would vote for a yellow dog if he ran on the Democratic ticket. It is now used to describe any staunch Democratic loyalist. (Source of this definition of Yellow Dog Democrat : University of Texas)

Yellow Dog Democrat

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