I've been following this democrat/democratic issue with great interest since I've decided to become their candidate. Do I call myself a Democrat candidate or a DemocratIC candidate?
With the GOP it's pretty simple. A RepublicAN is a member of the RepublicAN party. So you would think that someone who belongs to the DemocratIC party would be a DemocratIC. Or that someone who considers themselves a Democrat would belong to the Democrat Party. It appears, however, that it's not that simple.
At one time I wondered if maybe the Democrats got stuck with the "IC" in their party name because most normal and decent people consider the party's ideas very icky, but since the members of the party are also icky how did they dodge the "IC"?
Regardless, the entire party name situation is confusing and apparently somewhat divisive. As their candidate I decided to try to reach across the aisle a bit and attempt to come up with a simpler party name that fits. It was a tricky and difficult undertaking.
I quickly came up with several ideas. Among them were
The Think Our Way or Shut Up Party
The We're Smarter Then Everyone Party (notice the word that proves the intelligence?).
The Anti Everyone But Me Party.
The Hate America Now Party.
The Government Handout Party.
The Let's Kill Some Babies, Do Some Drugs, Take Stuff From Decent Folks, Promote Perversion, and Bitch & Moan Party.
Naturally I had to toss all those ideas out. They all did do a good job of describing the party, but they were all a bit verbose. Plus, those names would probably still cause confusion in labeling the members.
Then it dawned on me. The party symbol is the jackass. Why not just go with that? It's simple and descriptive. With it you don't have to worry about whether or not to add an "IC". Are you ready for it? Hold on to your seats. I know it may not be original, but sometimes the best ideas aren't original. Here it comes...
The new name of the Democrat/Democratic Party shall be...the Jackass Party. A member of which is a Jackass.
Damn! I haven't even been elected yet, and I'm already working for their benefit and solving problems. Do you see this DU? I'm working hard for you. There is no need to thank me. All I ask for is your vote.
Your fictional spirit-guide and Jackass candidate,
FlippyDoo