Yellow Dog Democrat

Meaning

Noun

A Democrat, especially a Southern one, who votes a straight party ticket; one who invariably votes for Democratic candidates.

Related

Opposite words

Broken Glass Republican

Origin

From the claim that such Democrats would sooner vote for a yellow dog, if it ran on the Democratic ticket, than a Republican.

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