You’ve Heard About RINOs but What About DINOs?

While concern over DINOs on the left might seem to suggest a more heterogeneous party, the increased attention directed at these lightning rod figures may actually suggest the opposite.

AP/Hannah Schoenbaum
A North Carolina state representative, Tricia Cotham, announces she is switching affiliation to the Republican Party, at the North Carolina Republican Party headquarters. AP/Hannah Schoenbaum

President Trump constantly berates the Republicans who refuse to kowtow to his whims as “Republicans in Name Only,” or RINOs. Now, Democrats on the party’s left flank are beginning to complain about what they call “Democrats in Name Only,” or DINOs, after a high-profile party switch in the Tar Heel State.

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