黄狗民主党人

黄狗民主党人(英語:Yellow Dog Democrat)是美国政治中的一个术语,曾用来指美国南部坚定支持民主党候选人的选民。

这一术语诞生于19世纪末,由于这些南方的民主党铁杆支持者“情愿投票给黄狗也不会投票给共和党”而得名。[1][2]其中,“黄狗”可能是指原产于美洲、主要分布于美国南方的卡罗莱纳犬英语Carolina Dog[3]现今,“黄狗”可以用来泛指所有民主党的铁杆支持者,而不限于南方。

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  1. ^ A Solid Leader for Solid South. LIFE (Chicago: Time). May 21, 1956, 40 (21): 31–35 [2017-08-07]. (原始内容存档于2014-06-28).  Page 34 "We're pretty much yellow-dog Democrats here," said an Arkansan last week, explaining the state would vote Democratic even if the party nominates a "yellow dog."
  2. ^ Morton, Julius Sterling. In Old Times. The Conservative (Nebraska City, Nebraska: Morton Print. Co). August 11, 1898, 1 (5): 6 [2017-08-07]. (原始内容存档于2014-06-28). . The Republican part of Nebraska, when its nomination to a state office was equivalent to an election, boasted that it could run "a yellow dog" for Governor and beat the best and ablest Democrat named for that office.
  3. ^ Hitt, Jack. D.N.A. Backs Lore on Pre-Columbian Dogs. New York Times. 15 July 2013 [15 July 2013]. (原始内容存档于2020-11-12).