Potty-Mouthed Democrats Use Profanity in Attempt to Snag Votes

The typically euphemistic language of politics is increasingly being replaced by profanity as the midterms loom and Democrat candidates are dropping F-bombs and other expletives in their ads and appearances.

The trend is not limited to campaigning. Certain words such as “ass” and “pissed,” previously unheard for decades in the stodgy Capitol, are making their appearance in speeches on the floors of Congress.

One lawmaker, Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett, has drawn extensive media coverage as she’s forged a reputation using the kind of language one expects to hear in the mean streets.

🤣Dark Woke:
A new form of “combative rhetoric” that aims to regain voters who have been influenced by President Trump’s aggressive political style.

Because the woke were too subtle before… pic.twitter.com/5XicTEewLm

— Scarlett Johnson (@scarlett4kids) April 21, 2025

One lexicography expert says the trend is born out of frustration. Michael Adams, author of In Praise of Profanity, told the Hill, “I think that in the case of the Democratic candidates … the swearing reflects their sense of crisis. There’s just a point at which the usual vocabulary will not be sufficiently expressive in the moment.”

But others say it is a cynical attempt to snag voters. A spokesperson for the National Republican Senatorial Committee hit back, arguing that Democrats “seem obsessed with saying ‘f—ing’ and ‘a–’ as the strategy to win back the voters that rejected them in 2024.” (Read more from “Potty-Mouthed Democrats Use Profanity in Attempt to Snag Votes” HERE)

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