Obamacan
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See also: Obama-can
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of Obama + Republican.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /oʊˈbɑːməkən/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]Obamacan (plural Obamacans)
- (US politics, slang) A member of the U.S. Republican Party who supports or supported the election of Barack Obama as president.
- 2008 April 21, John Heilemann, “Is John McCain Bob Dole?”, in New York:
- “About twice as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Obama, and about three times as many Democrats support McCain as Republicans support Clinton,” Rove said. “The media is all wired up about these ‘Obamacans’ … but the real story of this election is the ‘McCainocrats.’ ”
- 2010, Clinton L. Sprauve, All Hail the "Messiah": Why Fox News Channel and the Conservative Clan Couldn't Crucify Him!, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, pages 49–50:
- However, it became increasingly bleak for Senator McCain's campaign as many of Senator Obama's endorsements came from "Obamacans."