黃狗民主黨人

黃狗民主黨人(英語:Yellow Dog Democrat)是美國政治中的一個術語,曾用來指美國南部堅定支持民主黨候選人的選民。

這一術語誕生於19世紀末,由於這些南方的民主黨鐵杆支持者「情願投票給黃狗也不會投票給共和黨」而得名。[1][2]其中,「黃狗」可能是指原產於美洲、主要分佈於美國南方的卡羅萊納犬英語Carolina Dog[3]現今,「黃狗」可以用來泛指所有民主黨的鐵杆支持者,而不限於南方。

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  1. ^ A Solid Leader for Solid South. LIFE (Chicago: Time). May 21, 1956, 40 (21): 31–35 [2017-08-07]. (原始內容存檔於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]. (原始內容存檔於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]. (原始內容存檔於2020-11-12).