I think Sam Seder may have hit the correct response to this, intentionally or unintentionally.  He always seemed to pronounce Republican RAPEublican.  We need to spread word to other pundits to do likewise.

"Republic Party" is far too good for them, and ruins an otherwise fine word. "Repubs" might give good payback. They clip off one syllable, we clip off two.

Democrat Party? Wonder what took y'all so long to notice? This phenomeon goes back at least to the Young Republicans of Texas in the mid-60's. Now they are grown-ups, chronologically speaking, but nothing else has changed. They were racists in those days, determined to pursue and win the class war, and very interested in restricting ballot access for blacks and others they didn't like.

I sharply remember a college class on Brazilian history, a bit off the beaten career path. But since it was taught by a son of a former Repub Secretary of State, himself a former Ambassador to Brazil, it was filled with these YR jerks, spoiled sons (few daughters) of the wanna-be, gonna-be ruling class from the Houston and Dallas suburbs.

It must have pained them when they read about Princessa Isabella and the abolition of slavery. But when we got to modern times, they couldn't hold it in any longer. When the professor asked if Brazil should have a literacy test, the only obstacles to unanimous agreement were those who argued for a means test as well, you know, own property to vote -- and me.

Reading and writing is not necessary to understand political issues, and the candidates can communicate using radio and TV, I said. That amused the prof, and he asked for a show of hands. Well, I've learned to be the only one standing on the right side. Maybe I got more out of that class than I realized.

My fellow students wanted to get into making the case for literacy tests in the U.S. -- the Voting Rights Act may have been before Congress at the time -- but the professor guided the class back to Brazil.

Wonder how many of my ex-classmates now participate in "caging" and other voter suppression efforts? Nothing has changed. "Democrat" Party being the least of the problems, but symptomatic.