Erie County/Goldhaber Research Associates: Paladino (R) leads by 19

[Joe Republic]

I love how the news story says "Democrat Party".

Where? 

It says "Democrat voters", which is a way of referring to Democrats.  A Democrat is a Democrat, not a Democratic.

No, "Democrat voters" is not a (correct) way of referring to Democrats.  "Democrat" is a noun; "Democratic" is an adjective.  "Voter" is also a noun, and therefore putting two otherwise unrelated nouns together like that is incorrect.

[Joe Republic]

The phrase "Democrat voters" has been used by the AP, Reuters and USA Today, among others.

That's the first time media outlets have consistently made the same mistakes, right?

It is perfectly proper to do so.

No, no it isn't.  Also, you'll note that Democrats themselves never do it.  Why do you think that is?

Unlike the party, individual voters are never referred to as "Democratics".

Wow, did you ever study English?  An individual voter is a noun, and therefore is a Democrat.  Again, "Democratic" is an adjective.

[Joe Republic]

You vote Democrat.  You don't vote Democratic.  You are therefore a Democrat voter.

You honestly can't see how that is plainly incorrect?

(I often wonder how many people who use this phrase incorrectly are deliberately trolling, or have simply been misled by those who are.)

[Joe Republic]

I'm pretty sure you've had this exact same argument with Carl before. It's obvious that the people who do it only do it because it pisses Democrats off.

Absolutely, which I find slightly ironic since I'm not a Democrat. 

But yes, it's inherently a form of real-life trolling.

[Joe Republic]

It's so hilarious that grammar is a political issue with some. Everything is not a huge political drama.

Not huge, no, but they've certainly made it a political issue.  The Wiki article I linked to earlier in the thread is a really fascinating read on conservatives' attempts at subliminal weasel wording.

You can use whatever you want, but that doesn't make it grammatically correct.

Indeed, and they're welcome to make themselves look like they failed sixth grade English.