Yellow dog Democrat
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Yellow dog Democrats is a political term that was applied to voters in the Southern United States who voted solely for candidates who represented the Democratic Party. The term originated in the late
The Carolina Dog's wildness and its ginger coat led to its being called a "yaller dog", which in turn may have led to the expression "yellow dog Democrat".
Boll weevil (politics)
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Boll weevil was an American political term used in the mid-to-late 20th century to refer to groupings of conservative Democrats, particularly Southern Democrats who sided with Republican policy priori
Yellow dog Democrat
…Blue Dog Coalition, a caucus of United States Congressional Representatives of the Democratic Party who identify as moderates or fiscal conservatives Boll weevil, a segregationist Southern Democrat (used in the mid- and late-20th century) Coattail effect – tendency for a popular political party leader to attract…
A boll weevil beetle on a cotton boll