Democrat in Name Only
Pejorative term for some Democratic politicians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In U.S. politics, Democrat in Name Only (DINO) is a pejorative used to describe politicians of the Democratic Party to indicate that their governing or legislating style is more like a member of the Republican Party.[1]
"DINO" redirects here. For other uses, see Dino.
The term was created as an analogous opposite to the acronym RINO, Republican in Name Only.[2]
Blue Dog Democrats or simply "Blue Dogs" have been more popular than DINO for describing heterodox Democrats.[2]