The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

Gemini Cricket · 06-27-2006, 02:42 PM

When did the nicknames "Dems" and "Repubs" become so commonly used?

Alex · 06-27-2006, 03:06 PM

Don't know but the earliest Washington Post article that uses both phrases is 1954.

The earliest Los Angeles Times article that uses "Dems" is 1887 and the earliest for "repubs" is 1907. Results are similar for the Washington Post. Of course, newspapers are not good places for tracking slang terms.

However, I'm not willing to pay to see the actual articles so the usage could be different.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Don't know but the earliest Washington Post article that uses both phrases is 1954. The earliest Los Angeles Times article that uses "Dems" is 1887 and the earliest for "repubs" is 1907. Results are similar for the Washington Post. Of course, newspapers are not good places for tracking slang terms. However, I'm not willing to pay to see the actual articles so the usage could be different.
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