| DC party |
| Some pols |
| Pol. party |
| Some govs. |
| Reps. foes |
| Clintonites |
| FDR and HST |
| G.O.P. foes |
| GOP's opps. |
| Gore's grp. |
| JFK and FDR |
| FDR and JFK |
| Reps' rivals |
| Some DC reps |
| W. opponents |
| Certain pols |
| Certain DCers |
| Some F.O.B.'s |
| G.O.P. rivals |
| DC contingent |
| JFK and others |
| Bush whackers? |
| LBJ and others |
| G.O.P. opposers |
| G.O.P.'s rivals |
| Reps. opponents |
| Rivals of Reps. |
| The outs: Abbr. |
| Party, for short |
| G.O.P. opponents |
| A.E.S. and H.S.T. |
| Gov. Cuomo et al. |
| H.S.T. and J.F.K. |
| J.F.K. and L.B.J. |
| Reps. counterparts |
| Howard Dean's grp. |
| Opponents of Reps. |
| G.O.P.'s opposition |
| Party people: Abbr. |
| Blue side, for short |
| Donkey people: Abbr. |
| House party, briefly |
| Opponents of the GOP |
| Party members: Abbr. |
| Party men, for short |
| Rep. Pelosi's allies |
| Some senators: Abbr. |
| They outnumber Reps. |
| GOP rivals, for short |
| They supported A.E.S. |
| Certain voters: Abbr. |
| Whom Reps. run against |
| House party, for short |
| Almost half of the Sen. |
| F.D.R. and L.B.J., e.g. |
| Kerry and Kennedy: Abbr. |
| Obama followers, briefly |
| Party members, for short |
| Pelosi's allies, briefly |
| Pols that won big in 2008 |
| Pols with a donkey symbol |
| Blue man group, for short? |
| Rep. Nancy Pelosi's allies |
| Certain party, in headlines |
| Donkey devotees, informally |
| Clinton followers, for short |
| House party members, briefly |
| Clinton and Gore e.g.: abbr. |
| Blue state majority, for short |
| Pelosi and Schumer, informally |
| Politicos with a donkey symbol |
| Pols from blue states, usually |
| Most blue state electees: Abbr. |
| Sen. Sanders caucuses with them |
| Most Blue State voters, for short |
| Most "blue state" voters, slangily |
| One side of the Senate, informally |
| Political "yellow dogs," for short |
| 2012 Charlotte conventioneers: Abbr. |
| 2008 Denver conventioneers, informally |
| 2004 Boston conventioneers, informally |
| Congressional contingent, in headlines |
| Those hoping for a "blue wave" in Nov. |
| Majority of U.S. governors, as of 2009: Abbr. |