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

[tpfkaw]

What the flying f**ksicles?

Only in Erie Country, in western New York.

[tpfkaw]

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

[tpfkaw]

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.)

Compare these two sentences:

"I voted Democrat for governor and senate."

"I voted Democratic for governor and senate."

We would use the first phrasing, at least in the wealthy, uberliberal parts of Massachusetts I frequent.

EDIT:  How about this one:

"Democrat Deval Patrick for Governor" vs. "Democratic Deval Patrick for Governor"

[tpfkaw]

Part of the confusion here stems from the use of two different nouns.  The party is the Democratic Party.  Members of the Democratic Party are Democrats.

Democrat is used as an adjective when describing members of the Democratic Party:

"Democrat Deval Patrick" "Democrat voters" "I voted straight Democrat" "Democrat-controlled Senate"

Democratic is used when describing things pertaining to the Democratic Party:

"Democratic health care proposal" "Democratic house caucus" "Democratic voter registration" "the Democratic ticket"