Liebercrat

English

Etymology

Blend of Lieberman +‎ Democrat, from Joseph Lieberman, a US Senator from Connecticut who left the Democratic Party after being defeated in the party primary in 2006.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Liebercrat (plural Liebercrats)

1. (US politics slang) A Democrat whose politics resemble those of Joseph Lieberman; in recent use, often specifically a Democrat who acts like a Republican
   • 2000 December 18, Sean Ormond, “Re: OK, I'm expecting an announcement about the formation of”, in rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated‎^[1] (Usenet):

     JMS, you really need to figure out who you support. I seem to recall you giving a thumbs-up to McCain, but you now seem to come across as a Liebercrat - a decent person who has been corrupted by Clinton/Gore.

   • 2007 March 21, Seth McLaughlin, “Virginia Democrat faces blog ire for Allen support”, in Washington Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 2 July 2010:

     As result, Mr. Lambert is being called a "Liebercrat" after Sen. Joe Lieberman, of Connecticut, who won re-election as an independent after losing in the 2006 Democratic primary to Ned Lamont.

   • 2008 January 31, Frank Juliano, “Amann officially wants to be governor”, in Connecticut Post‎^[3]:

     The protesters referred to Amann as an "arrogant Liebercrat," noting that he voted against civil unions and calling him a DINO, a "Democrat in name only."

See also

• Blue Dog
• DINO
• Republicrat
• RINO