Repucrat

English

Etymology

Blend of Republican +‎ Democrat.

Adjective

Repucrat (not comparable)

1. (US politics) Republican while espousing typically Democratic positions.
   • 1996 August 14, Giovanni 8, “Voodoo versus Greenspan: wont work”, in alt.politics.libertarian‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Correct. I believe I introduced the error. As SC wrote, though,
     the Repucrat majority in the Senate was not a very large one, and
     they did not have a majority in the House, whence spending bills
     originate.

Noun

Repucrat (plural Repucrats)

1. (US politics) A Republican person espousing typically Democratic positions.
   • 1994 November 7, John G. Otto, “Clean Up Your Act”, in alt.radio.networks.npr‎^[2] (Usenet):

     But hearing Daniel "Mush Mouth" Schorr whine
     about the awful terrible negative campaigning by the Repucrats after hearing
     your darling radical leftist Lawton Chiles' slime campaign is enough to
     make nearly any one sick.

   • 2002 September 1, Sean Carroll, “[OT] Attack Iraq? Yea or Nay?”, in alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise‎^[3] (Usenet):

     It's where I live, too. And yes, I am. And I did so when Clinton was
     president, and I will continue to do so when whatever Demoblican or
     Repucrat who is next succeeds Bush.

   • 2003 August 5, redclay, “Radio Daze”, in alt.politics.bush‎^[4] (Usenet):

     Bloomberg is not a Republican; he is a repucrat. Recall that Bloomberg was
     a demolican until they said they did not want him as the mayoral candidate
     for New York city.

   • 2004 September 4, wer...@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu, “Arnie and the socialists”, in soc.culture.german‎^[5] (Usenet):

     <chuckle> Repucrat or Demoblican, there's not a whole lot of difference...

See also

• Demoblican