The Language of Democrats and Republicans

Trent and Caitlin speak with political science professor Lindsey Cormack about her analysis of the DCInbox database of political communications, focusing especially on the memo from Third Way advising Democrats to avoid certain words that make them sound out of touch, elitist, or insincere. Where did these words come from? And do Democratic politicians actually use words like “heteronormative” and “postmodernism”?Resources:DCInbox database: https://www.dcinbox.com/Lindsey’s analysis: https://dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/was-it-something-the-democrats-said?r=53lhp&utm_campaign=post&triedRedirect=trueThird Way memo: https://www.thirdway.org/memo/was-it-something-i-saidPolitico coverage: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/22/democrats-woke-language-blacklist-00519421 Lindsey’s book: https://howtoraiseacitizen.com/Caitlin’s introduction resources: https://vpc.org/publications/cease-fire-a-comprehensive-strategy-to-reduce-firearms-violence/a-brief-history-of-firearms-law/ https://www.thirdway.org/memo/how-to-embrace-commonsense-gun-safety-legislation https://www.thirdway.org/about/staff/jonathan-cowan