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Reagan was a master propagandist. His styling of the "Democrat party" was a way to dismiss them, by calling them by the wrong name. Trump dismisses people with his juvenile nicknames.
Reagan may have popularized the phrase, but he wasn't the originator. AI tells me that:
The intentional use of "Democrat" as an adjective instead of "Democratic" gained traction in the 1940s, notably popularized by then-GOP Chairman Brecilla Carroll Reece to criticize the party's New Deal policies.
