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My husband uses this term; he said he got it from his father. Has anyone else ever heard of this, and if so, what is the meaning you've understood? Hubby gave a def. when I asked, but he is known to give ANY answer when asked, so I'd like some verification! As an aside, he said that for years his dad was always the first one at the voting site because of having to catch the early bus to work; then when he came home, he'd say, "When I left the polls, the Democrats were ahead".
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[blue>>"When I left the polls, the Democrats were ahead". Your father-in-law had a fabulous sense of humour.
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A yellow dog Democrat would vote for a yellow dog if it was running on the Democratic ticket.
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A yellow dog Democrat would vote for a yellow dog if it was running on the Democratic ticketYou sound like a Democat, Faldage.
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A yellow dog Democrat would vote for a yellow dog if it was running on the Democratic ticket. That's what Hubby said, Faldage--thanks. Since he's a Balderdash champion, I never can be sure whether to take his word for something.
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Since he's a Balderdash champion, I never can be sure whether to take his word for somethingSo, you're going to take Faldage's word for it, Jackie? Falderdash!
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(From, appropriately enough, YellowTimes.org:)... The other evening, a few old Texas Yellow Dog Democrats got together to chew the fat. There may be some readers who won't know the definition of a Yellow Dog Democrat. If the only candidate on the Democratic ticket is an old cur yellow dog running against an esteemed Republican, we'd vote for the Yellow Dog. .... http://www.yellowtimes.org/article.php?sid=780
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According to Wm Safire, the term yellow-dog Democrat was originally a positive term coined by Democrats during the Hoover-Smith election in 1928. Reminds me of politically correct, which I first heard being used as a critical label for uncritcally thinking leftest, got appropriated by the right.
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I didn't find any yellow dog on your link, musick, though I tried...just a bunch of fat goats.
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