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⚫ In ], '''Democrat in Name Only''' ('''DINO''') is a ] used to describe politicians of the ] to indicate that their governing or legislating style is more like a member of the ].<ref name="NataleTeens">{{cite magazine |last=Natale|first=Brittany |title=Here's Your Guide for Voting in the Midterms, for Teens and by Teens |url=https://teenvogue.com/story/teen-guide-for-voting-in-the-midterms |access-date=April 4, 2019 |magazine=] |date=October 29, 2018}}</ref>


⚫ In ], '''''Democrat in name only''''' ('''''DINO''''') is a ] term used to describe politicians of the ] to indicate that their governing or legislating style is more like a member of the ].<ref name="NataleTeens">{{cite magazine |last=Natale|first=Brittany |title=Here's Your Guide for Voting in the Midterms, for Teens and by Teens |url=https://teenvogue.com/story/teen-guide-for-voting-in-the-midterms |access-date=April 4, 2019 |magazine=] |date=October 29, 2018}}</ref>
The term was created as an analogous opposite to the ] RINO, ].<ref name="EdwardsBoehner"/>


] or simply '''"Blue Dogs"''' have been more popular than DINO for describing heterodox Democrats.<ref name="EdwardsBoehner">{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Phil |title=A brief history of the term RINO, from Roosevelt to Boehner |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/9/29/9416259/rino-word-history |access-date=April 4, 2019 |publisher=Vox |date=September 29, 2015}}</ref> The terms '']'' and '']'' have been more popular than ''DINO'' for describing heterodox Democrats.<ref name="EdwardsBoehner">{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Phil |title=A brief history of the term RINO, from Roosevelt to Boehner |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/9/29/9416259/rino-word-history |access-date=April 4, 2019 |publisher=Vox |date=September 29, 2015}}</ref>


==History== ==History==
===Origins===
The phrase was used in 1908 by Alven B. Goodbar, a Democrat and president of the Goodbar Shoe Manufacturing Company of St. Louis, who replied to a request from the ] to make a donation to the Democratic Party candidate, ], by saying "I do not recognize Mr Bryan as a Democrat or as a true expounder of Democratic doctrines and principles. He is a Democrat in name only, while in fact he was originally a ] and by process of evolution has become a ]."<ref name="ToDemocrats">{{cite news |date=October 27, 1908 |title="HE'S A SOCIALIST," IS MR. W.J. BRYAN: St. Louis Manufacturer Tells Why He Refused Financial Aid to Democrats |work=] |publisher= |url=https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/image/354902279/?terms=HE%27S%20A%20SOCIALIST%2C%22%20IS%20MR.%20W.J.%20BRYAN%3A%20St.%20Louis%20Manufacturer%20Tells%20Why%20He%20Refused%20Financial%20Aid%20to%20Democrats&match=1 |id={{ProQuest|173465415}}}}</ref>


===Usage=== ===Usage===
In his 1920 run for one of Georgia's seats in the ], ] was denounced by the ''Valdosta Times'' newspaper as a "Democrat in name only.".<ref name="StatesSenator">{{cite news |title=Press of Georgia Enthusiastically Supporting Governor Dorsey for United States Senator |publisher=] |date=August 5, 1920|id={{ProQuest|497772540}} }}</ref> When ] was appointed ] in 1928 by President ], the '']'' described Mitchell as a "Democrat in name only," arguing that "his record of the last few years has been Republican."<ref name="KinsleyGeneral">{{cite news |last1=Kinsley |first1=Philip |title=GOOD SLATED FOR WAR SECRETARY; DONOVAN IS OUT: Mitchell to Be Hoover's Attorney General |publisher=] |date=February 28, 1929|id={{ProQuest|180960548}} }}</ref> In 1936 United States Senator ] of Nebraska resigned his position as a member of the Democratic National Committee stating that he could not support "any candidate masquerading as a Democrat but who was a Democrat in name only," referring to ], a Representative from Nebraska then running for the Senate.<ref name="RooseveltActs">{{cite news |title=Burke Resigns His Democratic Post in Protest: Nebraska Senator Quits Committee, Says He Can't Back All Roosevelt Acts |publisher=] |date=August 26, 1936|id={{ProQuest|1240263926}} }}</ref> In his 1920 run for one of Georgia's seats in the ], ] was denounced by the ''Valdosta Times'' newspaper as a "Democrat in name only.".<ref name="StatesSenator">{{cite news |title=Press of Georgia Enthusiastically Supporting Governor Dorsey for United States Senator |publisher=] |date=August 5, 1920|id={{ProQuest|497772540}} }}</ref> When ] was appointed ] in 1928 by President ], the '']'' described Mitchell as a "Democrat in name only," arguing that "his record of the last few years has been Republican."<ref name="KinsleyGeneral">{{cite news |last1=Kinsley |first1=Philip |title=Good Slated For War Secretary; Donovan Is Out: Mitchell to Be Hoover's Attorney General |publisher=] |date=February 28, 1929|id={{ProQuest|180960548}} }}</ref> In 1936 United States Senator ] of Nebraska resigned his position as a member of the Democratic National Committee stating that he could not support "any candidate masquerading as a Democrat but who was a Democrat in name only," referring to ], a Representative from Nebraska then running for the Senate.<ref name="RooseveltActs">{{cite news |title=Burke Resigns His Democratic Post in Protest: Nebraska Senator Quits Committee, Says He Can't Back All Roosevelt Acts |publisher=] |date=August 26, 1936|id={{ProQuest|1240263926}} }}</ref>


The term was used by left-leaning bloggers in 2005 to refer to Connecticut Senator ], who they saw as being too conservative on foreign policy and an apologist for the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=DEMOCRAT IN NAME ONLY? LEFTIST BLOGGERS DOG LIEBERMAN|publisher=]|date=March 13, 2005}}</ref> In 2010, the term was also used in reference to Nebraska Senator ] after voting not to confirm ] to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chan Lowe: The Kagan confirmation|publisher=]|date=August 6, 2010}}</ref> The term was used by left-leaning bloggers in 2005 to refer to Connecticut Senator ], who they saw as being too conservative on foreign policy and an apologist for the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Democrat In Name Only? Leftist Bloggers Dog Lieberman|publisher=]|date=March 13, 2005}}</ref> In 2010, the term was also used in reference to Nebraska Senator ] after voting not to confirm ] to the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite news|title=Chan Lowe: The Kagan confirmation|publisher=]|date=August 6, 2010}}</ref>


In October 2021, Richard Luscombe writing in '']'' applied the term to two Democratic Senators, ] of ] and ] of ], when they resisted components of President ] ].<ref name="Guardian Oct 2021">{{cite news |last1=Luscombe |first1=Richard |title=Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema: The centrists blocking Biden's agenda |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/03/joe-manchin-kyrsten-sinema-democrats-biden |work=] |date=3 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In October 2021, Richard Luscombe writing in '']'' applied the term to two Democratic Senators, ] of ] and ] of ], when they resisted components of President ] ].<ref name="Guardian Oct 2021">{{cite news |last1=Luscombe |first1=Richard |title=Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema: The centrists blocking Biden's agenda |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/03/joe-manchin-kyrsten-sinema-democrats-biden |work=] |date=3 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>


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"DINO" redirects here. For other uses, see Dino. Pejorative term for some Democratic politicians

In U.S. politics, Democrat in name only (DINO) is a pejorative term used to describe politicians of the Democratic Party to indicate that their governing or legislating style is more like a member of the Republican Party.

The terms Blue Dog Democrat and Yellow dog Democrat have been more popular than DINO for describing heterodox Democrats.

History

Usage

In his 1920 run for one of Georgia's seats in the United States Senate, Thomas E. Watson was denounced by the Valdosta Times newspaper as a "Democrat in name only.". When William DeWitt Mitchell was appointed United States Attorney General in 1928 by President Herbert Hoover, the Chicago Tribune described Mitchell as a "Democrat in name only," arguing that "his record of the last few years has been Republican." In 1936 United States Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska resigned his position as a member of the Democratic National Committee stating that he could not support "any candidate masquerading as a Democrat but who was a Democrat in name only," referring to Terry Carpenter, a Representative from Nebraska then running for the Senate.

The term was used by left-leaning bloggers in 2005 to refer to Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, who they saw as being too conservative on foreign policy and an apologist for the Bush administration. In 2010, the term was also used in reference to Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson after voting not to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.

In October 2021, Richard Luscombe writing in The Guardian applied the term to two Democratic Senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, when they resisted components of President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Act.

See also

References

  1. Natale, Brittany (October 29, 2018). "Here's Your Guide for Voting in the Midterms, for Teens and by Teens". Teen Vogue. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. Edwards, Phil (September 29, 2015). "A brief history of the term RINO, from Roosevelt to Boehner". Vox. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. "Press of Georgia Enthusiastically Supporting Governor Dorsey for United States Senator". The Atlanta Constitution. August 5, 1920. ProQuest 497772540.
  4. Kinsley, Philip (February 28, 1929). "Good Slated For War Secretary; Donovan Is Out: Mitchell to Be Hoover's Attorney General". Chicago Tribune. ProQuest 180960548.
  5. "Burke Resigns His Democratic Post in Protest: Nebraska Senator Quits Committee, Says He Can't Back All Roosevelt Acts". New York Herald Tribune. August 26, 1936. ProQuest 1240263926.
  6. "Democrat In Name Only? Leftist Bloggers Dog Lieberman". Hartford Courant. March 13, 2005.
  7. "Chan Lowe: The Kagan confirmation". Sun-Sentinel. August 6, 2010.
  8. Luscombe, Richard (October 3, 2021). "Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema: The centrists blocking Biden's agenda". The Guardian.
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