We Democrats expect it from Republicans. But not journalists.

A recent news story referred to “Democrat leaders” (emphasis added).

Media folks, please note: Democrats take offense at the use of “Democrat” as an adjective. It should be “Democratic.”

Donald Trump said in 2021, “You know I always say Democrat. You know why? Because it sounds worse. Democrat sounds lousy.”

An AP story provided this history:

“’Democratic’ to describe some version of a U.S. political party has been around since Thomas Jefferson and James Madison formed the Democratic-Republican Party in the 1790s. Modern Democrats are loosely descended from a split of that party.

“The precise origins of Republicans’ truncated phrasing are difficult to pin down, but … Wisconsin Sen. Joseph McCarthy … was the most notable user of the phrase ‘Democrat Party’.”

In the 1980s, Newt Gingrich, that noted exemplar of political civility, revived the use of “Democrat Party.”

Journalists shouldn’t be like Trump, McCarthy and Gingrich.

AP story “What’s in an adjective? ‘Democrat Party’ label on the rise:” https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-us-news-ohio-elections-f39b9370f14fd698a76285b83a2ef4c6