“When a delegate asked unanimous consent to change a platform amendment to read the ‘Democrat Party” instead of ‘`Democratic Party,’ [Jack] Kemp objected, saying that would be `an insult to our Democratic friends.’” https://t.co/x9E5pTuoyC

— Jack Pitney (@jpitney) June 24, 2018

Republicans have been doing the “Democrat Party” shtick for decades. Thirty-four years ago, Jack Kemp asked them to stop. https://t.co/XgM4iJmLPM

— Jack Pitney (@jpitney) July 5, 2018

One sign that the #Trump speech was not a good-faith negotiating move: the reference to “Democrat lawmakers,” which Democratic lawmakers regard as an epithet. https://t.co/pRuAPC8eDO

— Jack Pitney (@jpitney) January 19, 2019

The amazing thing is, they think they’re being witty.